000 FZNT24 KNHC 150820 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 320 AM EST THU JAN 15 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. GMZ001-152030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 320 AM EST THU JAN 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK 1017 MB LOW PRES LOCATED OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF NEAR 24N95W WILL MOVE EASTWARD REACHING THE CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW CENTER TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SE OF THE GULF WATERS BY FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT AND DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH SUN. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN AND QUICKLY DISSIPATE BY SUN NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK ACROSS THE REGION. $$ GMZ011-152030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 320 AM EST THU JAN 15 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-152030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 320 AM EST THU JAN 15 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W... AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 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 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-152030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 320 AM EST THU JAN 15 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-152030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 320 AM EST THU JAN 15 2015 .TODAY...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-152030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 320 AM EST THU JAN 15 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 24N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-152030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 320 AM EST THU JAN 15 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-152030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 320 AM EST THU JAN 15 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-152030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 320 AM EST THU JAN 15 2015 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N 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. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL