000 FZNT24 KNHC 012056 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 356 PM 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. GMZ001-020900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 356 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS...1018 MB LOW PRESSURE AT 26N95W HAS A WARM FRONT EXTENDING NE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING S TO 18N95W. THE LOW AND FRONTS WILL MOVE NW TONIGHT AND INLAND ON FRI. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON SAT...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SUN AND MOVING SE OF THE AREA ON MON NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A MINIMAL NORTHERLY GALE ACROSS THE SW GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-020900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 356 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-020900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 356 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...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 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-020900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 356 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-020900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 356 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-020900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 356 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-020900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 356 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 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 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-020900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 356 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 LATE.. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-020900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 356 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON