000 FZNT24 KNHC 242107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 407 PM EST TUE DEC 24 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. GMZ001-250915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 407 PM EST TUE DEC 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM 25N80W TO 21N87W MOVE SE OF GULF TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS S OF 21N W OF 92W DIMINISH TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 87W AND 96W. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT WED THEN TROUGH DEVELOPS IN SOUTHERN GULF LATE WED AND THU AND DRIFTS INTO E GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-250915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 407 PM EST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-250915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 407 PM EST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-250915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 407 PM EST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-250915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 407 PM EST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-250915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 407 PM EST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-250915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 407 PM EST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-250915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 407 PM EST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-250915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 407 PM EST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES