000 FZNT24 KNHC 220804 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 304 AM EST THU JAN 22 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. GMZ001-222015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 304 AM EST THU JAN 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE NE GULF WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS BY TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OFF THE NE TEXAS COAST TODAY AND RACE NE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TONIGHT TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE FRI. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT...ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS ON FRI AND PASS THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SAT AFTERNOON. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM W TO E ALONG 25N ON SUN...THEN SHIFT TO A POSITION FROM SE TEXAS TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON MON ALLOWING ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO PASS SE ACROSS THE NE GULF WATERS ON MON AND MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-222015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 304 AM EST THU JAN 22 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF LOW AND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-222015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 304 AM EST THU JAN 22 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-222015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 304 AM EST THU JAN 22 2015 .TODAY...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-222015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 304 AM EST THU JAN 22 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-222015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 304 AM EST THU JAN 22 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-222015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 304 AM EST THU JAN 22 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...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...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-222015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 304 AM EST THU JAN 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT FAR NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W LATE FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-222015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 304 AM EST THU JAN 22 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING 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 AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON