000 FZNT24 KNHC 261518 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1018 AM EST MON JAN 26 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. GMZ001-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1018 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N81W TO 24N90W TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST WILL SWEEP SE AND EXIT THE BASIN TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E-SE AND CLIP THE GULF WATERS E OF 86W TUE AND TUE NIGHT. MEANWHILE HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE W CENTRAL GULF. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT TO OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WED WITH RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-270330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1018 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-270330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1018 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF E OF 90W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ015-270330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1018 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-270330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1018 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-270330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1018 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-270330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1018 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-270330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1018 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-270330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1018 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 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 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING