000 FZNT24 KNHC 140834 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 334 AM EST TUE JAN 14 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. GMZ001-142045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 334 AM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA BAY SW TO 25N90W TO VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE FRONT MOVE QUICKLY SE TO JUST SE OF THE GULF EARLY THIS EVENING. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT...AND ALSO QUICKLY MOVE SE ACROSS THE GULF WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT LATE WED AND THU. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE EASTWARD WHILE WEAKENING THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT SWEEPS SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR 26N90W AND TO FAR NE MEXICO BY DAYBREAK FRI...AND TO THE FAR SE GULF FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE EXITING THE GULF FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-142045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 334 AM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-142045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 334 AM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART EARLY. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-142045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 334 AM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART EARLY. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-142045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 334 AM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-142045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 334 AM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 89W. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR E PART. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-142045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 334 AM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-142045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 334 AM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-142045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 334 AM EST TUE JAN 14 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE