000 FZNT24 KNHC 201414 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 914 AM EST FRI DEC 20 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. GMZ001-210215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 914 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE NW GULF THROUGH SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT...SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD UNTIL REINFORCING NORTHERLY WINDS ACCELERATE THE FRONT ACROSS GULF ON MON AND TUE. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SW GULF MON. $$ GMZ011-210215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 914 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-210215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 914 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF 90W...AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-210215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 914 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-210215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 914 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-210215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 914 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ021-210215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 914 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-210215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 914 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ025-210215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 914 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. WINDS SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY