000 FZNT24 KNHC 202120 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 420 PM 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. GMZ001-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 420 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD RIDGE COVERS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH STRONG SE RETURN FLOW CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN WATERS EXPECTED TO EXPAND E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT...WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BRIEFLY OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE N GULF ON SUN AND LOSE IDENTITY OVER THE SE GULF BY MON. $$ GMZ011-210930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 420 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-210930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 420 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-210930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 420 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-210930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 420 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-210930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 420 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-210930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 420 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-210930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 420 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-210930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 420 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 .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...BECOMING E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 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...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT THE . ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING