000 FZNT24 KNHC 060227 OFFNT4 FZNT24 KNHC DDHHMM OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 927 PM 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. GMZ001-061430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 927 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM EXTREME SW FLORIDA TO 22N89W...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 PRES IN WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERLY GALES ACROSS THE SW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG REINFORCING COLD FRONT AND HIGH PRES WILL INCREASE THE NORTHERLY FLOW WED NIGHT INTO THU...WITH ANOTHER EPISODE OF GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WILL WEAKEN THU NIGHT INTO FRI. STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDS S OVER THE GULF FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT WHILE SHIFTING EASTWARD AS A COASTAL TROUGH SETS UP OVER THE FAR WESTERN WATERS. $$ GMZ011-061430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 927 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-061430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 927 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 12 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-061430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 927 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-061430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 927 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W WED NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-061430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 927 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-061430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 927 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-061430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 927 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 21N W OF 95W THU AND THU NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N W OF 95W NW 25 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W EARLY...THEN SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT NW 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20.5N W OF 96W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT S OF 20.5N W OF 96W SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-061430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 927 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. .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 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE