000 FZNT24 KNHC 211431 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 931 AM EST SAT FEB 21 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. GMZ001-220245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 931 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDS FROM MID ATLC COAST TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO. STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BRIEFLY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY TONIGHT INTO SUN AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT...AND REACH TO NEAR 25N BY SUN NIGHT WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS A COASTAL TROUGH SETS UP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. LOW PRES THEN FORMS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST TUE...AND QUICKLY TRACKS NE TOWARDS THE NE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT DRAGGING A STRONGER COLD FRONT WITH IT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE WED NIGHT FOLLOWED BY MODERATE TO FRESH N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. $$ GMZ011-220245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 931 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-220245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 931 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL EARLY...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-220245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 931 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-220245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 931 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 96W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 96W...AND 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL ELSEWHERE. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-220245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 931 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N E OF 91W IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-220245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 931 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...NE 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...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-220245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 931 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE . .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-220245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 931 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE