000 FZNT24 KNHC 282116 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 PM EST TUE JAN 28 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. GMZ001-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 416 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE PART OF FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N95W TO JUST N OF VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF AND EXTEND FROM NEAR SANIBEL ISLAND FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING THEN CLEAR MOST OF THE GULF BY LATE WED. NORTHERLY GALES ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT SPREADING S FROM THE W CENTRAL GULF TO THE SW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTH PORTION THU NIGHT OR FRI. SOUTHERLY FLOW THEN DEVELOPS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND SPREADS OVER THE ENTIRE GULF SAT. $$ GMZ011-290930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 416 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-290930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 416 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF 90W. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-290930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 416 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-290930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 416 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 96W...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. W OF 96W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-290930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 416 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-290930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 416 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-290930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 416 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-290930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 416 PM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING