000 FZNT24 KNHC 051534 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1034 AM EST MON JAN 5 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. GMZ001-060345- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1034 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM VENICE FLORIDA TO 22N91W AND BECOMES STATIONARY INTO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE SE GULF TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERLY GALES ACROSS THE SW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG REINFORCING COLD FRONT AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL INCREASE THE NORTHERLY FLOW ON WED LATE INTO THU...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF GALES EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH THU. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON FRI. $$ GMZ011-060345- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1034 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-060345- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1034 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... BUILDING TO 11 TO 12 FT LATE IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE 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. $$ GMZ015-060345- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1034 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE IN N SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-060345- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1034 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...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 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 S OF 24N W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE IN NE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...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 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-060345- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1034 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-060345- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1034 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 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 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-060345- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1034 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-060345- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1034 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .TODAY...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 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 15 TO 20 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 IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN