000 FZNT24 KNHC 260911 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 411 AM EST THU FEB 26 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. GMZ001-262115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 411 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE AND STALL OVER THE SE GULF THROUGH LATE FRI...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDING OF THE AREA WILL SUPPORT THE PUSH OF A REINFORCING FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT...THAT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH FRI. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SAT AND SUN...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE GULF MON. $$ GMZ011-262115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 411 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-262115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 411 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-262115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 411 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-262115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 411 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 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 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-262115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 411 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-262115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 411 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO N LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-262115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 411 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-262115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 411 AM EST THU FEB 26 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO 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 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 CHRISTENSEN