000 FZNT24 KNHC 211412 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 912 AM EST WED JAN 21 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. GMZ001-220215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 912 AM EST WED JAN 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE NE GULF FROM APALACHICOLA TO 25N87W WILL MOVE E AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE OVER NE MEXICO WILL SHIFT NE AND MAKE LANDFALL NEAR MOBILE BAY EARLY FRI WITH A FRONT TRAILING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH EARLY SAT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF SUN. $$ GMZ011-220215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 912 AM EST WED JAN 21 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND LOW AND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-220215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 912 AM EST WED JAN 21 2015 .TODAY...W OF 90W...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-220215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 912 AM EST WED JAN 21 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-220215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 912 AM EST WED JAN 21 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-220215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 912 AM EST WED JAN 21 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-220215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 912 AM EST WED JAN 21 2015 .TODAY...NW WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-220215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 912 AM EST WED JAN 21 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-220215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 912 AM EST WED JAN 21 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 KT... SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN