000 FZNT24 KNHC 232109 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 409 PM 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. GMZ001-240915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 409 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N95.5W TO NEAR 21.5N97.5W WILL MOVE SE AND STALL FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 24N95W TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO TONIGHT...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 THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ011-240915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 409 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-240915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 409 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-240915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 409 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-240915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 409 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-240915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 409 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-240915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 409 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-240915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 409 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-240915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 409 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING