000 FZNT24 KNHC 191521 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1021 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012 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. GMZ001-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1021 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO 25N85W WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AS A 1020 MB HIGH PRES CENTER BUILDS OFF NE FLORIDA. GENTLE TO MODERATE E-SE BREEZE THROUGHOUT ENTIRE BASIN EXCEPT FRESH SLY RETURN FLOW W OF 95W AHEAD OF A MUCH STRONGER SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATE EARLY THU. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOLLOWING THE FRONT OVER THE GULF WATERS W OF 95W FROM LATE THU THROUGH FRI...WITH WINDS REACHING STRONG GALE OFF VERACRUZ. $$ GMZ011-200330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1021 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 30 KT LATE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-200330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1021 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-200330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1021 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-200330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1021 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E OF 96W...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 96W...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-200330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1021 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 24N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. N OF 24N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-200330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1021 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-200330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1021 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... BECOMING 11 TO 13 FT LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-200330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1021 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE 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...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN