000 FZNT24 KNHC 220247 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 947 PM 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. GMZ001-221500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 947 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WINDS ARE STARTING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF AS 1030 MB HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN 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 AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO BY WED MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-221500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 947 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-221500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 947 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-221500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 947 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-221500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 947 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 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...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-221500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 947 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-221500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 947 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .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. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-221500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 947 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-221500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 947 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 .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 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR