000 FZNT24 KNHC 192120 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 420 PM 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. GMZ001-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 420 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS...1020 MB HIGH PRES CENTER BUILDS OVER NE FLORIDA CURRENTLY DOMINATES THE FLOW PATTERN. A STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF EARLY THU. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOLLOWING THE FRONT OVER THE GULF WATERS W OF 95W FROM THU THROUGH FRI. FRONT LIES FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING BEFORE MOVING SE OF AREA. HIGH PRES OVER THE GULF COAST STATES MOVES E FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND E OF FLORIDA MON. $$ GMZ011-200930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 420 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 12 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-200930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 420 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 90W...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-200930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 420 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N...AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 27N. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-200930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 420 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 96W...SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 96W...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-200930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 420 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 24N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. N OF 24N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-200930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 420 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 .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 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-200930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 420 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-200930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 420 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO 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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER