000 FZNT24 KNHC 052051 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 351 PM EST SUN JAN 5 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. GMZ001-060900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 351 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE ON MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE SE IF THE AREA MON EVENING. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SW AND S CENTRAL WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT. STRONG 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. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-060900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 351 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-060900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 351 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. E OF 90W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF 90W...SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-060900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 351 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 27N...SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...SEAS 9 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-060900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 351 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E OF 96W...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 96W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 96W...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF 96W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-060900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 351 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 25N E OF 92W... SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. N OF 24N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. N OF 24N...SEAS 14 TO 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 16 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-060900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 351 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 25N W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N... BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... BUILDING TO 13 TO 17 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 12 TO 17 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-060900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 351 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT NW 25 TO 35 KT N OF 21N W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-060900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 351 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 21N E OF 92W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON