000 FZNT24 KNHC 041510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1010 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. GMZ001-050315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1010 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL 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 THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-050315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1010 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ013-050315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1010 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...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 8 FT. SCATTERED 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 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. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-050315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1010 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ017-050315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1010 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 NE SWELL. .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. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 30 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-050315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1010 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...S OF 24N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-050315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1010 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ023-050315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1010 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N OF 21N W OF 96W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-050315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1010 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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN