000 FZNT24 KNHC 180807 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 407 AM EDT THU SEP 18 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. GMZ001-182015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 407 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND E GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. 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 THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ011-182015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 407 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-182015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 407 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ015-182015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 407 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-182015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 407 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...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 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-182015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 407 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ021-182015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 407 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .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...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. $$ GMZ023-182015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 407 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ025-182015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 407 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 1 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 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY