000 FZNT24 KNHC 150838 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 438 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 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. GMZ001-151900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 438 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE TO THE E...PUSHING E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE FAR SW GULF WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT FRI THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-151900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 438 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-151900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 438 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-151900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 438 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .TODAY...W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-151900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 438 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-151900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 438 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-151900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 438 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .TODAY...E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-151900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 438 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N... .TODAY...S OF 21N...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 21N...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-151900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 438 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY