000 FZNT24 KNHC 242100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 PM EST MON DEC 24 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. GMZ001-250900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 400 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF TEXAS WILL CLIP THE NW GULF THEN STALL AND MOVE N AS WARM FRONT THIS EVENING. STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH NW GULF LATE TUE AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WED NIGHT THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND SE GULF THU. $$ GMZ011-250900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 400 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-250900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 400 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-250900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 400 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-250900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 400 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-250900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 400 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-250900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 400 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-250900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 400 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-250900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 400 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR