000 FZNT24 KNHC 251118 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 402 AM EST TUE DEC 25 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. GMZ001-252115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED 402 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM THE ATLC DOMINATES THE AREA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH NW GULF LATER TODAY AND EXTEND FROM THE SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING AND DISSIPATE ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND SE GULF THU. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT AND MOVE RAPIDLY AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ011-252115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 402 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-252115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 402 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-252115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 402 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-252115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 402 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 THROUGH 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. $$ GMZ019-252115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 402 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-252115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 402 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 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 THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-252115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 402 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-252115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 402 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS