000 FZNT24 KNHC 221520 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1020 AM EST WED JAN 22 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. GMZ001-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1020 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NW CARIBBEAN ACROSS N YUCATAN PENINSULA AND INTO EXTREME SE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS MORNING...AND WILL SHIFT FURTHER SE AND INLAND ACROSS MEXICO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT ACROSS MS VALLEY WILL SINK SE INTO NE GULF THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING INTO WED. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND THU. STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH ANOTHER COLD FRONT INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS ON THU WITH THE NORTHERLY FLOW INCREASING TO AROUND 30 KT OVER THE NW WATERS THU LATE...THEN SHIFT S ACROSS EXTREME W CENTRAL GULF WATERS THU NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AND MOVE NE ON SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-230330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1020 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO SLATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-230330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1020 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 90W. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-230330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1020 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-230330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1020 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-230330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1020 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-230330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1020 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-230330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1020 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-230330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1020 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING