000 FZNT24 KNHC 300849 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 349 AM EST SUN DEC 30 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. GMZ001-302100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 349 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT JUST SE OF THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDING E ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SLIDE E TO THE WESTERN ATLC MON ALLOWING FOR ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF BY EARLY TUE. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO AND FAR WESTERN GULF BY LATE TUE. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT IN THE NW GULF...AND TRACK NE ALONG THE FRONT TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY LATE THU AFTERNOON AND NE OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-302100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 349 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-302100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 349 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-302100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 349 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-302100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 349 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-302100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 349 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SW PART. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SW PART. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-302100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 349 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .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. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-302100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 349 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-302100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 349 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 35FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE EARLY...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE