000 FZNT24 KNHC 201504 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1004 AM EST MON JAN 20 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. GMZ001-210315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1004 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY. A SECOND STRONGER AND FASTER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE MON NIGHT AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE TUE NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT ON TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON TUE NIGHT AND SPREADS E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY EARLY THU IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF LATE THU. THIS FRONT WILL REACH THE SE GULF LATE FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS THU NIGHT INTO EARLY FRI AND ACROSS THE W CENTRAL WATERS FRI LATE. $$ GMZ011-210315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1004 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ013-210315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1004 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-210315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1004 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-210315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1004 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT AND E 10 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-210315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1004 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 24N...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-210315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1004 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-210315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1004 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ025-210315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1004 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS