000 FZNT24 KNHC 201024 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 524 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ001-202230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 524 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .SYNOPSIS...1029 MB HIGH PRES OVER SE ALABAMA WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH FRI WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING S ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS. SE RETURN FLOW W OF THE RIDGE WILL PERSIST EXPAND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY SAT....INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE ACROSS N CENTRAL SECTIONS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN STALLING TUE FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO FAR UPPER MEXICAN COAST JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE. $$ GMZ011-202230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 524 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-202230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 524 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT W OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-202230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 524 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-202230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 524 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 96W...AND 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-202230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 524 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-202230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 524 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-202230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 524 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-202230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 524 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN