000 FZNT24 KNHC 040240 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 940 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 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. GMZ001-041445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 940 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS...POST FRONTAL NORTHERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY CLOCK TO THE SE ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS TONIGHT WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA W OF 90W BY LATE SAT ALL IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON AND RACE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE MON WITH GALE WINDS OVER THE SW WATERS AND NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE REMAINING GULF WATERS ON SUN NIGHT AND MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS ON TUE AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 90W ON WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-041445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 940 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-041445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 940 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING LATE. W OF 90W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 90W...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-041445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 940 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-041445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 940 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 96W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-041445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 940 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 24N...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-041445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 940 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-041445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 940 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-041445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 940 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON