000 FZNT24 KNHC 041502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1002 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. GMZ001-050315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1002 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA WILL MOVE E AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF SUN MORNING EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS BY SUN LATE AND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN NIGHT THEN MOVE 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. $$ GMZ011-050315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1002 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-050315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1002 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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...E OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 90W...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-050315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1002 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N...AND E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-050315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1002 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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. .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. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-050315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1002 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 24N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-050315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1002 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 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...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-050315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1002 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-050315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1002 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS