000 FZNT24 KNHC 070235 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 935 PM 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. GMZ001-071445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 935 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FAR SE GULF WATERS WILL MOVE S OF THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS WILL END ACROSS THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF WATERS AROUND MIDNIGHT...BUT PERSIST TILL SUNRISE IN THE CENTRAL AND E GULF WATERS INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. 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. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON FRI NIGHT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-071445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 935 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-071445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 935 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT TILL MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-071445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 935 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT TILL MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT N OF 27N...AND 10 TO 15 FT S OF 27N. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N...SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-071445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 935 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 .OVERNIGHT...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. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-071445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 935 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-071445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 935 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT JUST BEFORE SUNRISE. 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 16 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 13 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-071445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 935 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-071445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 935 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON