000 FZNT24 KNHC 040809 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 309 AM EST SAT JAN 4 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. GMZ001-042015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 309 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW IN THE NW GULF AROUND HIGH PRES WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 90W BY TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SUN MORNING EXTENDING FROM 30N93W TO 26.5N97W BY SUN AFTERNOON...FROM 30N86W TO 23N95W TO 21N97W BY LATE SUN NIGHT...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING. GALE WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF WITH AT LEAST NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF LATE SUN NIGHT AND MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS ON TUE AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 90W BY WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-042015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 309 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-042015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 309 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E OF 90W...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LATE. W OF 90W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-042015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 309 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N...AND E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-042015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 309 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-042015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 309 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-042015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 309 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-042015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 309 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-042015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 309 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY