000 FZNT24 KNHC 240841 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 341 AM EST SAT JAN 24 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. GMZ001-242045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 341 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SHIFT SE OF THE BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE FROM NW TO SE THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN ACROSS THE W CENTRAL GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF SUN NIGHT...SHIFTING SE OF THE BASIN BY MON EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT FROM THE W CENTRAL GULF TO OVER SE GEORGIA WED SUPPORTING SE RETURN FLOW BY WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-242045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 341 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-242045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 341 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 .TODAY...W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-242045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 341 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N... AND 9 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-242045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 341 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-242045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 341 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-242045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 341 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 .TODAY...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-242045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 341 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-242045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 341 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY