000 FZNT24 KNHC 272055 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 355 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 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. GMZ001-280900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 355 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN. $$ GMZ011-280900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 355 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-280900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 355 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-280900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 355 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-280900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 355 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-280900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 355 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-280900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 355 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-280900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 355 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-280900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 355 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EVENING. WINDS NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR