000 FZNT24 KNHC 062050 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 350 PM EST MON JAN 6 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. GMZ001-070900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 350 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RACE SE OF THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS EVENING. GALE CONDITIONS WILL END ACROSS THE W CENTRAL GULF THIS EVENING...END ACROSS THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF WATERS AROUND MIDNIGHT...BUT PERSIST TILL SUNRISE IN THE CENTRAL AND E GULF WATERS. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY BY LATE WED...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON FRI NIGHT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-070900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 350 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-070900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 350 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT TILL MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-070900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 350 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT TILL MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT N OF 27N...AND 10 TO 15 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 11 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-070900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 350 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF 96W...AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-070900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 350 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 24N SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. S OF 24N... SEAS 11 TO 16 FT...BUILDING TO 14 TO 17 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-070900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 350 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... BUILDING TO 13 TO 17 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT EARLY. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 13 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-070900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 350 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 11 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-070900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 350 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON