000 FZNT24 KNHC 071540 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1040 AM EST WED JAN 7 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. GMZ001-080345- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1040 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS SW TO 22N94W. A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE TEXAS COAST S OF GALVISTON AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT...AND SUSTAINED GALES OVER SECTIONS OF THE WEST CENTRAL AND SW GULF TONIGHT INTO THU. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI...THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA SAT LEAVING A TROUGH OVER THE NW GULF. THIS WILL LIFT N AS WELL THROUGH LATE SAT...AHEAD OF ANOTHER WEAK FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUN. $$ GMZ011-080345- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1040 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-080345- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1040 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-080345- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1040 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE ...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-080345- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1040 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF 97W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-080345- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1040 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-080345- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1040 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 9 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-080345- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1040 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-080345- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1040 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS