000 FZNT24 KNHC 282100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 PM 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. GMZ001-290900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 400 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FRONT SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY SAT EVENING...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. $$ GMZ011-290900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 400 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-290900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 400 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-290900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 400 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-290900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 400 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-290900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 400 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-290900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 400 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AND SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-290900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 400 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-290900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 400 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO 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 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EVENING. WINDS NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR