000 FZNT24 KNHC 082107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 407 PM EST THU JAN 8 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. GMZ001-090915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 407 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE MEXICAN COASTAL WATERS S OF 21N THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF COASTS STATES LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI...WITH WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISHING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TONIGHT. A WEAK REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF LATE FRI...THEN STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY LATE SAT. EASTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF BY LATE FRI BETWEEN A TROUGH ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO AND HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-090915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 407 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-090915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 407 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-090915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 407 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-090915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 407 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-090915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 407 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-090915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 407 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .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 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-090915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 407 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT... SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-090915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 407 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...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 NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING