000 FZNT24 KNHC 040917 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 417 AM EST SUN JAN 4 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. GMZ001-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 417 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...STALL OVER THE SE GULF BY LATE MON...THEN DISSIPATE TUE. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN NORTHERLY GALES ACROSS THE SW GULF LATE TODAY THROUGH MON. STRONG REINFORCING COLD FRONT AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL INCREASE THE NORTHERLY FLOW ON WED AND THU...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF GALES EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT AND THU. $$ GMZ011-042130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 417 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-042130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 417 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ015-042130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 417 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-042130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 417 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 23N W OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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...S OF 23N W OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...S OF 23N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-042130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 417 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ021-042130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 417 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ023-042130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 417 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ025-042130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 417 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 CHRISTENSEN