000 FZNT24 KNHC 290806 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 306 AM EST SAT DEC 29 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. GMZ001-292015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 306 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO JUST N OF VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL REACH FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATER DURING THE MORNING...THEN FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TONIGHT...AND TO E OF THE AREA DURING TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT INTO SUN...THEN SHIFT E TO THE ATLANTIC MON ALLOWING FOR ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE FAR WESTERN GULF BY MON NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL THEN REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. A WEAK LOW MAY FORM ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE WESTERN GULF BY WED AND TRACK NE. $$ GMZ011-292015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 306 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-292015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 306 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-292015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 306 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...SHIFTING E OF AREA THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-292015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 306 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-292015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 306 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E PART IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E PART. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-292015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 306 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-292015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 306 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-292015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 306 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING W TO NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 20N. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 20N. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 20N. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE