000 FZNT24 KNHC 200856 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 356 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. GMZ001-202100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 356 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER 1021 MB OFF NE FLORIDA MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH SE TO BREEZE E OF 92W WHILE STRONG COLD FRONT INFLUENCE FRESH TO STRONG S RETURN FLOW W OF 92W. COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF EARLY THU WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED S OF 27N W OF 94W THROUGH FRI. FRONT REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY FRI AND SE OF AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER GULF COAST STATES AND MOVES E OF FLORIDA BY MON. $$ GMZ011-202100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 356 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-202100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 356 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 90W AND TO 10 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 90W AND TO 12 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 90W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-202100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 356 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 .TODAY...N OF 27N...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N AND TO 6 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-202100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 356 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E OF 96W...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT LATE. W OF 96W...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-202100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 356 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 .TODAY...N OF 24N...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N AND TO 4 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-202100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 356 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-202100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 356 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-202100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 356 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE... N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES