000 FZNT24 KNHC 241459 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 959 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. GMZ001-250300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 959 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM A WEAK 1018 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N84W TO A SECOND WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 25N91W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL MEANDER NORTHWARD AND WEAKEN ALONG 26N TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE REGION AS A NEW LOW PRES DEVELOPS ACROSS THE NW GULF AND MOVES NE OF THE GULF WED NIGHT. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT SE AND REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE EAST BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING THEN STALL FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI...BEFORE LIFTING N AND BECOMING DIFFUSE SAT. $$ GMZ011-250300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 959 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-250300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 959 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 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 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 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. $$ GMZ015-250300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 959 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-250300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 959 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-250300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 959 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-250300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 959 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E 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...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-250300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 959 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-250300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 959 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR