000 FZNT24 KNHC 012053 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 353 PM EST WED JAN 1 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. GMZ001-020900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 353 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE AT 23N95W WILL MOVE N TO NEAR 27N93W LATE TONIGHT PULLING A WEAK WARM FRONT N ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WATERS. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NE AND INLAND NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND ON THU WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE NW GULF OF MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN AFTERNOON AND PASS THROUGH THE SE WATERS ON MON. $$ GMZ011-020900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 353 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-020900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 353 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE... SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. E OF 90W...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-020900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 353 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-020900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 353 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-020900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 353 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-020900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 353 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-020900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 353 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-020900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 353 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON