000 FZNT24 KNHC 061515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1015 AM EST TUE JAN 6 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. GMZ001-070315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1015 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO 22N90W TO 18N93W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY...AHEAD OF A STRONGER REINFORCING FRONT MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THE SECOND FRONT WILL ENTER THE NE GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW AND ANOTHER ROUND OF GALES OVER THE SW GULF WED NIGHT AND THU. A WEAK TROUGH WILL FORM OFF S TEXAS BY FRI AND SAT...ENHANCING E TO SE WINDS OVER THE NW GULF. $$ GMZ011-070315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1015 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-070315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1015 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-070315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1015 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-070315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1015 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 97W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 $$ GMZ019-070315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1015 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-070315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1015 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-070315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1015 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-070315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1015 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 .TODAY...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 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .FRI...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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS