000 FZNT24 KNHC 110929 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 429 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 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. GMZ001-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 429 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO 21.5N96W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL BECOME STATIONARY TODAY THEN BEGIN TO MOVE SE INTO S PORTIONS AND WEAKEN THU AND FRI...WHILE REMAINING STATIONARY BAY OF CAMPECHE. HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS N AND NW OF FRONT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SAT AND REACH FROM EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO ON SUN....WITH GALES EXPECTED TO SPREAD S DOWN MEXICAN COASTAL WATERS BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ011-112130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 429 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-112130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 429 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-112130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 429 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-112130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 429 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ019-112130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 429 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-112130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 429 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-112130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 429 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ025-112130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 429 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING