000 FZNT24 KNHC 080309 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1009 PM EST TUE JAN 7 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. GMZ001-081515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1009 PM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE SE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS WED...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY BY LATE WED NIGHT...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW MOST EVERYWHERE ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 26N93W TO THE SW GULF SAT NIGHT. LOW PRES LIFTS NE AND CARRIES THE COLD FRONT BEHIND IT FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-081515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1009 PM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-081515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1009 PM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-081515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1009 PM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-081515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1009 PM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-081515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1009 PM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-081515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1009 PM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-081515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1009 PM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-081515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1009 PM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER