000 FZNT24 KNHC 142101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 401 PM EST TUE JAN 14 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. GMZ001-150915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 401 PM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATER TODAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT...AND ALSO QUICKLY MOVE SE ACROSS THE GULF WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT LATE WED AND THU. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE EASTWARD WHILE WEAKENING THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT SWEEPS SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR 26N90W AND TO FAR NE MEXICO BY DAYBREAK FRI...AND TO THE FAR SE GULF FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE EXITING THE GULF FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-150915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 401 PM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-150915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 401 PM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 90W...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-150915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 401 PM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-150915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 401 PM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-150915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 401 PM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-150915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 401 PM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-150915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 401 PM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-150915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 401 PM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR