000 FZNT24 KNHC 280813 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 313 AM EST FRI DEC 28 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. GMZ001-282015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 313 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS THIS MORNING... REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY EARLY TONIGHT... FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY SAT AFTERNOON...AND TO E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT INTO SUN...THEN SHIFT E TO THE ATLANTIC MON ALLOWING FOR ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE FAR WESTERN GULF BY LATE MON. THE FRONT WILL THEN REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. $$ GMZ011-282015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 313 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-282015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 313 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-282015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 313 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-282015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 313 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-282015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 313 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT...SHIFTING E OF AREA LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-282015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 313 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-282015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 313 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-282015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 313 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NW TO N LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE