000 FZNT24 KNHC 231512 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1012 AM EST FRI JAN 23 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. GMZ001-240315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1012 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1010 MB NEAR 30N86.5W EXTENDS A COLD FRONT TO 26.5N91W TO 18N94W...AND WARM FRONT FROM LOW NE ACROSS FL PANHANDLE LATE THIS MORNING...WHILE NORTHERLY GALES CONTINUE ACROSS SW PORTIONS. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE AND INLAND OVER SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N87W TO 25N91W TO 18N95W...THEN FROM 30N85W TO 25N87W TO 20N E OF 90W LATE TONIGHT...MOVING SE OF THE BASIN SAT LATE. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE N CENTRAL AND E GULF WATERS SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTS. $$ GMZ011-240315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1012 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-240315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1012 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-240315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1012 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-240315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1012 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT SW PART. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 96W...AND 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-240315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1012 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 .TODAY...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-240315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1012 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-240315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1012 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-240315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1012 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2015 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. WINDS SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE . ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT LATE . .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING