000 FZNT24 KNHC 151401 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 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. GMZ001-160215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1001 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO 25N87W TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON... FROM NEAR FORT MYERS TO YUCATAN CHANNEL AND NE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING...FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NW CUBA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT...AND TO E OF THE AREA DURING FRI MORNING. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE FAR SW GULF WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT FRI THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-160215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1001 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-160215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1001 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 90W. .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 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-160215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1001 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .TODAY...N OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 27N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-160215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 96W E OF 96W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 96W. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. $$ GMZ019-160215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1001 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-160215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1001 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART EARLY. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-160215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N... .TODAY...S OF 21N...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 21N... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.IN N SWELL .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-160215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1001 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 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 7 TO 10 FT 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT 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 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE