000 FZNT24 KNHC 250233 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 933 PM EST FRI JAN 24 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. GMZ001-251445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 933 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA W THROUGH 25N93W THEN TURNS S TO THE FAR SW GULF NEAR 18N94W. NORTHERLY GALES LIKELY PERSIST W OF THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ...BUT WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT AND MOVE NE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF 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...SAGGING SE OF THE GULF THROUGH MID WEEK...WITH A POSSIBLE RETURN OF GALES TO THE SW GULF WED. $$ GMZ011-251445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 933 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-251445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 933 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 90W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-251445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 933 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-251445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 933 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 24N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO 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 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ019-251445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 933 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ021-251445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 933 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ023-251445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 933 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .OVERNIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ025-251445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 933 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN