000 FZNT24 KNHC 122109 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 409 PM EST MON JAN 12 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. GMZ001-130915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 409 PM EST MON JAN 12 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N90W TO 26N94W TO 18N94W WILL MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N92W TO 27N97W TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO NE MEXICO TUE AND TUE NIGHT WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY. A REINFORCING AND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WED NIGHT...PUSHING SE OF THE ENTIRE BASIN FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-130915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 409 PM EST MON JAN 12 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-130915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 409 PM EST MON JAN 12 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-130915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 409 PM EST MON JAN 12 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE EARLY. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-130915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 409 PM EST MON JAN 12 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-130915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 409 PM EST MON JAN 12 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 24N...NE WINDS 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-130915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 409 PM EST MON JAN 12 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-130915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 409 PM EST MON JAN 12 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-130915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 409 PM EST MON JAN 12 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY