000 FZNT24 KNHC 200250 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 329 AM EST THU DEC 20 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. GMZ001-202030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 329 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS...1020 MB HIGH PRES CENTER OFF NE FLORIDA CURRENTLY DOMINATES THE FLOW PATTERN. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY THU. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOLLOWING THE FRONT OVER WESTERN GULF FROM THU THROUGH FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIE 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. $$ GMZ011-202030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 329 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-202030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 329 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 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 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 90W...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 10 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. $$ GMZ015-202030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 329 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-202030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 329 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E OF 96W...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT LATE. W OF 96W...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 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...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 IN N SWELL. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-202030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 329 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 24N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-202030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 329 AM EST THU DEC 20 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. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL 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 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-202030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 329 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-202030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 329 AM EST THU DEC 20 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...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 IN NW SWELL 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