000 FZNT24 KNHC 030817 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 317 AM EST FRI JAN 3 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. GMZ001-032030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 317 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N82W TO 21N90W TO 17N93W WILL PUSH SE OF THE GULF BY THIS AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE CONDITIONS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO DIMINISH BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL FURTHER DIMINISH WITH SEAS SIGNIFICANTLY SUBSIDING BY SAT MORNING AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THAT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS BY SUN AFTERNOON REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 18N95W BY MON MORNING...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF MON EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS BY TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-032030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 317 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-032030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 317 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER SUNRISE...THEN BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-032030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 317 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N...AND 10 TO 12 FT S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-032030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 317 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 96W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 96W. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-032030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 317 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ021-032030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 317 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ023-032030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 317 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ025-032030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 317 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY