000 FZNT24 KNHC 251459 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 959 AM EST WED FEB 25 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. GMZ001-260300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 959 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OF 1007 MB HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE NW GULF ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT REACHING FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA TO 27N87W TO THE LOW CENTER. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN NE OF THE BASIN THIS EVENING. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT SOUTH AND BRIEFLY STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY EARLY FRI...THEN REACH WESTERN CUBA AND THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATER ON FRI BECOMING DIFFUSE SE OF AREA THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY FLOW...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW EXPECTED SUN AND SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-260300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 959 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-260300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 959 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-260300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 959 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-260300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 959 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-260300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 959 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-260300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 959 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO 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 FT. $$ GMZ023-260300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 959 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-260300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 959 AM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 2 FT OR LESS. .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 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 GR