000 FZNT24 KNHC 021517 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1017 AM EST FRI JAN 2 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. GMZ001-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1017 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS...1016 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR 28N95W WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH 29N90W TO 26N85W THEN BECOMING STATIONARY TO FLORIDA PENINSULA NEAR NAPLES. LOW AND FRONTS WILL DRIFT NW AND INLAND TONIGHT. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT...REACHING FROM MOBILE BAY TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN...THEN REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE MON...THEN STALL AND BEGIN TO DISSIPATE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON NIGHT LATE. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NORTHERLY GALES ACROSS THE SW GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-030330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1017 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-030330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1017 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-030330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1017 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-030330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1017 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 96W...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W...AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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 TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-030330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1017 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-030330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1017 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-030330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1017 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-030330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1017 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 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 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN