000 FZNT24 KNHC 260256 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 956 PM 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. GMZ001-261500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 956 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OF 999 MB IS CENTERED NEAR 30N88W WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT TO THE MEXICO COAST NEAR COATZACOALCOS AND WARM FRONT MEANDERING NE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN SLIGHTLY AS IT QUICKLY MOVES E-NE OF THE BASIN OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THU. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE POSITIONED FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NW TIP OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OVERNIGHT AND THEN SWEEP EAST OF THE BASIN BY THU NIGHT LATE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NW THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW...WITH FRESH TO STRONG E-SE RETURN FLOW RE-ESTABLISHING ITSELF SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ011-261500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 956 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-261500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 956 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N TO 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-261500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 956 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-261500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 956 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 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 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-261500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 956 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S OF 24N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-261500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 956 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-261500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 956 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-261500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 956 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN