000 FZNT24 KNHC 211458 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 958 AM EST FRI DEC 21 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. GMZ001-220300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 958 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA CONTINUES TO PUSH THROUGH THE FAR SE GULF. WINDS ARE STARTING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF AS 1033 MB HIGH PRES OVER S TEXAS BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN. 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. $$ GMZ011-220300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 958 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-220300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 958 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO 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. $$ GMZ015-220300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 958 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-220300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 958 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .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 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-220300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 958 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-220300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 958 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 9 TO 12 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 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-220300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 958 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING... .REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-220300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 958 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. .TONIGHT...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 CHRISTENSEN