000 FZNT24 KNHC 240302 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 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. GMZ001-241500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE N OF AREA IS PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE NORTH WATERS. THE NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT...SHIFTING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI. A WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AND MOVE NE THROUGH SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE NE PART OF THE GULF. STRONG HIGH PRES IS FORECAST TO PUSH ANOTHER COLD FRONT INTO THE N WATERS BY MON. $$ GMZ011-241500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ013-241500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 90W...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 90W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 90W. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E OF 90W...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-241500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-241500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS... DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-241500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. N OF 24N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-241500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-241500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-241500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR