000 FZNT24 KNHC 211457 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 AM EST TUE JAN 21 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. GMZ001-220300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 957 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL RACE SE OF THE AREA TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT EXCEPT NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BRIEFLY OVER THE NW AND AND W CENTRAL WATERS TODAY. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX LATE TONIGHT INTO WED WITH FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS BRIEFLY WED NIGHT. STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH ANOTHER COLD FRONT INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS ON THU WITH THE NORTHERLY FLOW INCREASING TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NW WATERS LATE THU.THE GALE CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT S ACROSS THE EXTREME W CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON THU NIGHT...AND SPREAD S ACROSS THE EXTREME SW WATERS ON FRI. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AND MOVE NE ON SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-220300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 957 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-220300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 957 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-220300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 957 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-220300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 957 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-220300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 957 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 24N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 24N. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-220300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 957 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-220300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 957 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-220300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 957 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...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 TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR