000 FZNT24 KNHC 302125 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 425 PM 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. GMZ001-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 425 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING E ACROSS THE AREA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ATLC MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW GULF BY EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO LATE TUE. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACK NE ALONG THE FRONT TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY LATE THU EVENING AND MOVE NE OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-310930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 425 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-310930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 425 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 90W...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-310930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 425 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-310930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 425 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 96W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-310930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 425 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-310930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 425 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-310930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 425 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-310930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 425 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED 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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING