000 FZNT24 KNHC 181648 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 925 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 CORRECTED GALE WARNING LATITUDE IN ZONE 011 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. GMZ001-190230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 925 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NE FLORIDA TO 25N92W TO INLAND MEXICO JUST S OF TAMPICO WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE SE GULF EARLY TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT...AND TO THE NW ATLC BY WED AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT CURRENTLY WELL W OF THE AREA. THIS NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU MORNING...THEN RAPIDLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF TO A POSITION FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 25N92W TO VERACRUZ BY EARLY THU AFTERNOON...FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY FRI MORNING...AND TO SE OF THE GULF LATER DURING FRI MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT BRINGING STRONG TO GALE FORCE N WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF ALONG WITH LARGE SEAS. $$ GMZ011-190230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 925 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N THU... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 30 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N 9 TO 12 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-190230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 925 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON ...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-190230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 925 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON ...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-190230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 925 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU... .THIS AFTERNOON ...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-190230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 925 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON ...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-190230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 925 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON ...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-190230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 925 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU INTO FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON ...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...EXCEPT S OF 21N NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-190230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 925 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON ...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE