000 FZNT24 KNHC 210247 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 947 PM 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. GMZ001-211500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 947 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE TUE NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT ON TUE. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE WILL BE RE-INFORCING BY A STRONGER HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS OF U.S. LATE WED INTO THU. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF LATE THU AND FRI. A WEAK LOW PRES WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF LATE FRI INTO SAT. $$ GMZ011-211500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 947 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-211500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 947 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-211500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 947 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 27N...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-211500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 947 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 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 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-211500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 947 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N OF 24N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-211500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 947 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-211500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 947 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-211500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 947 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR