000 FZNT24 KNHC 050230 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 PM 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. GMZ001-051430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL STALL OVER THE SE GULF LATE MON AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERLY GALES ACROSS THE SW GULF 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. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON FRI. $$ GMZ011-051430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 930 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-051430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 930 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT W OF 90W... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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 4 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 7 TO 10 FT... BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-051430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 930 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-051430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 930 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .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 4 TO 6 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 INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-051430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 930 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-051430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 930 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-051430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 930 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...S OF 21N W OF 94....NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT FAR NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-051430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 930 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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 8 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 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON