000 FZNT24 KNHC 240900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 AM EST TUE FEB 24 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. GMZ001-242100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 400 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 27N82W TO WEAK 1019 MB LOW PRES NEAR 25N92W TO 18N94W WILL STALL THIS MORNING BEFORE MEANDERING NORTHWARD AND WEAKENING ALONG 26N TONIGHT. NEW LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS N CENTRAL GULF WED AND MOVE NE OF THE GULF WED NIGHT. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT SE AND REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING THEN STALL FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI...BEFORE LIFTING N AND BECOMING DIFFUSE SAT. $$ GMZ011-242100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 400 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-242100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 400 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT W OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 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 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-242100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 400 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM THIS MORNING S OF 28N E OF 83W ENDING LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-242100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 400 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-242100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 400 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-242100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 400 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM THIS MORNING N OF 24N E OF 83W ENDING LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-242100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 400 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-242100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 400 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N 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...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN