000 FZNT24 KNHC 300246 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 946 PM 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. GMZ001-301500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 946 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT ACROSS SE GULF HAS BECOME STATIONARY THIS EVENING...AND EXTENDS FROM UPPER FLORIDA KEYS TO NEAR 22N90W THROUGH E BAY OF CAMPECHE TO 18N92.5W...WILL MEANDER AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI MORNING BEFORE REMNANTS BEGIN TO SHIFT NW LATE FRI AND SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS BASIN THROUGH THU. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE GULF SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO APPROACH TEXAS COAST LATE SUN. $$ GMZ011-301500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 946 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-301500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 946 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-301500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 946 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N... AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-301500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 946 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 96W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 96W. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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. .FRI NIGHT...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 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-301500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 946 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-301500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 946 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .OVERNIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-301500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 946 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-301500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 946 PM EST WED JAN 29 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING