000 FZNT24 KNHC 072234 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 UPDATED ZONE GMZ013 FOR TONIGHT 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. GMZ001-080845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 530 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS...AN ARCTIC FRONT RACING SOUTHWARD EXTENDS FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO 26N90W TO INLAND TEXAS JUST N OF BROWNSVILLE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS SW TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TONIGHT...AND TO SE OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THU...THEN WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD THU NIGHT AND FRI. THE RESULTANT TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH WILL INDUCE AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE N CENTRAL GULF INTO EARLY THU. WITH THE HIGH PRES WEAKENING THU NIGHT AND FRI...THIS WILL ALLOW FOR ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF FRI...THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA SAT WITH ITS WESTERN PORTION BECOMING A N TO S TROUGH OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF NEAR THE COAST OF TEXAS THROUGH EARLY SUN. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE TROUGH. THE TROUGH AND LOW WILL THEN LIFT NORTHWARD AND WEAKEN SUN AND SUN NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF MON. $$ GMZ011-080845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 530 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-080845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- UPDATED 530 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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...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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-080845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 530 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE N OF 27N. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-080845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 530 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 96W DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 T LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ019-080845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 530 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-080845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 530 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .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 15 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 IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N 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 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-080845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 530 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-080845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 530 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .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 IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE