000 FZNT24 KNHC 060824 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 324 AM EST MON JAN 6 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. GMZ001-062030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 324 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N86W TO 26N90W TO 22N96W TO 21N97W WILL REACH FROM 26N82W TO 20N94W TO 18N94W BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...PUSHING SE OF THE BASIN THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL...SE...AND SW GULF WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY BY LATE WED...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ GMZ011-062030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 324 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT UNTIL LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-062030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 324 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT EARLY. E OF 90W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT UNTIL LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-062030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 324 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT UNTIL LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT N OF 27N...AND 10 TO 15 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N...AND 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-062030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 324 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF FRONT...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT E OF 96W...AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. $$ GMZ019-062030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 324 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF FRONT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. E OF FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N LATE. N OF 24N...SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. S OF 24N... SEAS 11 TO 16 FT...BUILDING TO 14 TO 17 FT LATE. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-062030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 324 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT LATE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 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. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT UNTIL LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 11 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-062030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 324 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 11 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-062030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 324 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF FRONT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. E OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 LEWITSKY