000 FZNT24 KNHC 032102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 402 PM EST SAT JAN 3 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. GMZ001-040915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 402 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO 19N96W WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN THEN DISSIPATE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND SE WATERS ON MON NIGHT AND TUE. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN NORTHERLY GALES ACROSS THE SW GULF SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH MON EVENING. STRONG REINFORCING HIGH PRESSURE WILL INCREASE THE NORTHERLY FLOW ON WED AND THU. $$ GMZ011-040915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 402 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG E OF FRONT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-040915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 402 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG E OF FRONT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ015-040915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 402 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 3 NM. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-040915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 402 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 22N W OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-040915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 402 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG E OF FRONT WITH VSBY 3 NM. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ021-040915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 402 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TONIGHT...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 BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 01 KT LATE.SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ023-040915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 402 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95.5W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ025-040915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 402 PM EST SAT JAN 3 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...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. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON