000 FZNT24 KNHC 042057 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 357 PM 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. GMZ001-050900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 357 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF AROUND MIDDAY SUN...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE ON MON MORNING...THEN RACE SE OF THE AREA ON MON EVENING. GALE WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE SW GULF AND ACROSS THE S CENTRAL WATERS ON MON WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF BEGINNING LATE SUN NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH 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 WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ011-050900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 357 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-050900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 357 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING W LATE. W OF 90W...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF 90W...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .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. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-050900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 357 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N...AND 10 TO 14 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-050900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 357 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 96W...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WINDS N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 23N W OF 96W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF 96W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 96W. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-050900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 357 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 24N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 24N...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 24N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT E OF 90W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-050900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 357 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 84W INCLUDING APPROACH TO YUCATAN CHANNEL. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-050900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 357 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-050900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 357 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON