000 FZNT24 KNHC 230904 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 404 AM EST MON DEC 23 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. GMZ001-232115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 404 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W TO 23N94W TO 18N95W WILL REACH FROM 28N83W TO 18N93W TONIGHT...FROM 27N82W TO 21N88W TUE MORNING AND SE OF GULF TUE NIGHT. GALE FORCE ARE BEHIND FRONT S OF 26N BUT WILL SHIFT S INTO THE SW GULF AND BAY OF CAMPECHE TODAY THROUGH TUE WITH FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ELSEWHERE GULF. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT THE TUE INTO WED WHILE TROUGHING INCREASES IN THE SOUTHERN GULF THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ011-232115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 404 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-232115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 404 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-232115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 404 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-232115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 404 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-232115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 404 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-232115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 404 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-232115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 404 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-232115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 404 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT... SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER