000 FZNT24 KNHC 211401 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 901 AM EST SAT DEC 21 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. GMZ001-220215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 901 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S RETURN BREEZE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NW GULF THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT...THEN DRIFTING SE UNTIL REINFORCING N WINDS PUSH THE FRONT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF ON MON AND TUE. GALE CONDITIONS WILL BE BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF MON INTO EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA WED BUT TROUGHING WILL LINGER IN THE WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ011-220215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 901 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-220215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 901 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-220215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 901 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-220215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 901 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E OF 96W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. W OF 96W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-220215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 901 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-220215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 901 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-220215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 901 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-220215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 901 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...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...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY