000 FZNT24 KNHC 282130 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT FEB 28 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. GMZ001-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT MEANDERING FROM EXTREME S FLORIDA WESTWARD ACROSS THE SE WATERS TO 24N94W HAS BEGUN TO DRIFT N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT...AND WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD AND ACROSS N PORTIONS THROUGH SUN NIGHT WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING. MEANWHILE...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL PREVAIL OVER W PORTIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES ALONG THE MID ATLC COAST EXTENDS SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS AND WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKEN OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUN...BEFORE SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GULF MON...AND SPREADS OVER THE ENTIRE REGION TUE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW WATERS WED WITH STRONG TO GALE FORCE N WINDS ACROSS W PORTIONS IN ITS WAKE. $$ GMZ011-010930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 430 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ013-010930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 430 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ015-010930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 430 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ017-010930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 430 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. $$ GMZ019-010930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 430 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ021-010930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 430 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-010930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 430 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT... BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-010930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 430 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING