000 FZNT24 KNHC 230902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 402 AM EST MON FEB 23 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. GMZ001-232115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 402 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT SLOWLY ENTERING THE NW GULF WATERS WILL MOVE SE TODAY AND STALL FROM TAMPA TO TAMPICO LATE TODAY...BEFORE MEANDERING NORTHWARD ALONG 26N BY LATE TUE. LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT WED AND LIFT NE OF THE GULF WED NIGHT. THE TRAILING FRONT WILL SHIFT SE AND STALL FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ011-232115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 402 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-232115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 402 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TODAY...W OF 90W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-232115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 402 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TODAY...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WINDS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-232115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 402 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-232115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 402 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 24N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-232115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 402 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-232115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 402 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-232115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 402 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN