000 FZNT24 KNHC 242042 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 342 PM 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. GMZ001-250845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 342 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA NEAR 29N83W TO 26N90W TO 18N93W WILL MEANDER TONIGHT...THEN WILL LIFT NW-N AS A WARM FRONT WED MORNING AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS IN THE CENTRAL GULF. THE LOW WILL DRAG THE FRONT TO THE E-SE AS A COLD FRONT WED THROUGH WED NIGHT...STALLING OVER THE SE GULF THU MORNING WHERE IT WILL LINGER THROUGH FRI BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY FLOW...WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH RETURN FLOW EXPECTED SUN AND SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-250845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 342 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-250845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 342 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .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 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 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 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 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 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-250845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 342 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-250845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 342 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 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 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-250845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 342 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-250845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 342 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 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 4 FT LATE. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT 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 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-250845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 342 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-250845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 342 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 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 15 TO 20 KT. 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 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY