000 FZNT24 KNHC 290834 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 334 AM EST WED JAN 29 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. GMZ001-292045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 334 AM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 22N94W TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CLEAR MUCH OF THE GULF BY THU. GALE CONDITIONS ARE FOUND ALONG THE W CENTRAL GULF COAST AND WILL SPREAD S INTO THE SW GULF THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TODAY. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SOUTH PORTION BY THU NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND SPREADS OVER THE ENTIRE GULF SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN. $$ GMZ011-292045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 334 AM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-292045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 334 AM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-292045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 334 AM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-292045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 334 AM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. E OF 96W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 96W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-292045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 334 AM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL N OF 24N...AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 24N. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 24N... AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 24N. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-292045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 334 AM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... SHIFTING TO NE LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EVENING...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-292045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 334 AM EST WED JAN 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-292045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 334 AM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER