000 FZNT24 KNHC 070323 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1022 PM 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. GMZ001-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1022 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS SW TO 22N93W. A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL RACE S ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OVER SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT INTO THU. A COASTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST FRI THROUGH SUN NIGHT WITH LOW PRES ALONG IT. THE RESULTANT TIGHT PRES GRADEINT WILL INCREASE E TO SE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE NW GULF...AND BRING STRONG NE FLOW ALONG THE TEXAS WITH FRESH TO STRONG NW FLOW ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-071530- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1022 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-071530- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1022 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 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 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-071530- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1022 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-071530- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1022 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W WED NIGHT INTO THU... .OVERNIGHT...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...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N 30 TO 35 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W EARLY DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT W OF 96W. .THU NIGHT...NE 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 IN NE SWELL. .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 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-071530- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1022 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-071530- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1022 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .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 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-071530- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1022 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W THU AND THU NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W EALRY SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE...EXCEPT NW 25 TO 35 KT S OF 20.5N W OF 96.5W EARLY DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-071530- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1022 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE