000 FZNT24 KNHC 020835 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 335 AM EST THU JAN 2 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. GMZ001-022045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 335 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE NEAR 24N94W EXTENDS WARM FRONT NE TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NE AND INLAND NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND EARLY TODAY 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 LATE. THIS COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS AND SHIFT SE OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-022045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 335 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-022045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 335 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 .TODAY...E OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. E OF 90W...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ015-022045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 335 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-022045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 335 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 96W...SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. W OF 96W...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-022045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 335 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-022045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 335 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-022045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 335 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-022045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 335 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL