000 FZNT24 KNHC 100257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 PM EST FRI JAN 9 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. GMZ001-101500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 957 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF COASTS STATES WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SAT LATE. A WEAK LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG A TROUGH IN THE FAR WESTERN GULF SAT AND MOVE N-NE THROUGH SUN NIGHT LATE. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF MON...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE INTO TUE FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N94W. NE TO E WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NW GULF AS THE LOW DEVELOPS AND PRES GRADIENT STRENGTHENS THROUGH SUN...WITH FRESH TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS W OF THE TROUGH THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-101500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-101500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W...AND 4 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-101500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-101500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-101500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-101500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-101500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-101500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 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...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN