000 FZNT24 KNHC 011448 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 948 AM EST THU JAN 1 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. GMZ001-020300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 948 AM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N85W TO 28N96W THEN INTO WEAK 1019 MB LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING S TO TUXPAN MEXICO. FRONT AND LOW ARE EXPECTED TO DRIFT N THROUGH FRI...WITH FRONT MOVING INLAND ACROSS TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COAST LATE FRI. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT...REACHING FROM MOBILE BAY TO TUXPAN MEXICO SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND FRONT SUN AND MON INDUCING NORTHERLY GALES ACROSS THE SW GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON. FRONT TO REACH FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. $$ GMZ011-020300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 948 AM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-020300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 948 AM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-020300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 948 AM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-020300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 948 AM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-020300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 948 AM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-020300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 948 AM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-020300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 948 AM EST THU JAN 1 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-020300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 948 AM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 FT LATE . ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN