000 FZNT24 KNHC 020238 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 938 PM EST SAT FEB 1 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. GMZ001-021445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 938 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE W GULF WILL SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS BY SUN MORNING AS A WEAK AND DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS FAR NE WATERS AND N FLORIDA DRIFTS N AND INLAND AND BECOMES DIFFUSE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN EXTENDING FROM MOBILE AL TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY MON WHERE IT WILL STALL...THEN WILL DRIFT IN NW AND MOVE INLAND LATE MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL AGAIN DOMINATE THE ENTIRE GULF REGION EARLY TUE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATE TUE INTO EARLY WED QUICKLY REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY LATE WED WHERE IT WILL STALL. $$ GMZ011-021445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 938 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-021445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 938 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VSBYS 1 NM OR LESS SHELF WATERS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E OF 90W...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-021445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 938 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VSBYS 1 NM OR LESS SHELF WATERS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-021445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 938 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. W OF 96W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-021445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 938 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-021445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 938 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO 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. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-021445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 938 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-021445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 938 PM EST SAT FEB 1 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING