000 FZNT24 KNHC 080839 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 339 AM EST WED JAN 8 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. GMZ001-082045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 339 AM EST WED JAN 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE SE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS AFTER SUNRISE TODAY...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT QUICKLY REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW GULF SAT NIGHT...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF SUN. $$ GMZ011-082045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 339 AM EST WED JAN 8 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-082045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 339 AM EST WED JAN 8 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. $$ GMZ015-082045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 339 AM EST WED JAN 8 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. $$ GMZ017-082045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 339 AM EST WED JAN 8 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-082045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 339 AM EST WED JAN 8 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-082045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 339 AM EST WED JAN 8 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT UP TO 11 FT NEAR APPROACH TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-082045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 339 AM EST WED JAN 8 2014 .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... SHIFTING TO SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-082045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 339 AM EST WED JAN 8 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY