000 FZNT24 KNHC 210248 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 948 PM 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. GMZ001-211500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 948 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N95W WILL MOVE SE OF AREA BY MIDDAY FRI. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. MODERATE TO FRESH SE TO S WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE WESTERN GULF BY MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE GULF WATERS LATE TUE. $$ GMZ011-211500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 948 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-211500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 948 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 .TONIGHT...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 12 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-211500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 948 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-211500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 948 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .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 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-211500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 948 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. N OF 24N...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-211500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 948 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 8 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 ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-211500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 948 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FT LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-211500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 948 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR