000 FZNT24 KNHC 301456 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 956 AM EST FRI JAN 30 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. GMZ001-310300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 956 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS...THE EASTERN SEGMENT OF A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS WILL LOSE IDENTITY ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT WHILE THE WESTERN SEGMENT STALLS BRIEFLY ALONG 25N...THEN BEGINS TO LIFT NE AS A WARM FRONT EARLY SAT. THE WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON SUN AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THIS SECOND FRONT WILL RACE SE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON MON NIGHT. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE SW WATERS ON MON NIGHT AND TUE...THEN MOVE NE ON TUE NIGHT WITH POSSIBLE LOW PRES DEVELOPMENT. $$ GMZ011-310300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-310300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-310300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-310300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-310300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-310300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-310300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N 25 TO 30 KT W OF 96W EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-310300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON