000 FZNT24 KNHC 172115 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 515 PM EDT WED SEP 17 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. GMZ001-180915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 515 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND E GULF THROUGH THU. THE FRONT WILL STALL IN THE SE GULF BY FRI MORNING AND WILL DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT TROUGH WHICH WILL LINGER MAINLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF FRI INTO SAT. EXPECT MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH E WINDS N OF THE TROUGH AXIS AND MAINLY ACROSS THE N WATERS ON SAT. $$ GMZ011-180915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 515 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2014 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-180915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 515 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2014 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ015-180915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 515 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ017-180915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 515 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ019-180915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 515 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-180915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 515 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-180915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 515 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ025-180915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 515 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN