000 FZNT24 KNHC 291513 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1013 AM EST SAT DEC 29 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. GMZ001-300315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1013 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM JUST N OF TAMPA BAY TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TONIGHT...AND SHIFT SE OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION 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 MON NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL THEN REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. A WEAK LOW MAY FORM ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE WESTERN GULF BY WED AND TRACK NE. $$ GMZ011-300315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1013 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-300315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1013 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...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. .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 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-300315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1013 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-300315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1013 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-300315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1013 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-300315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1013 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE... SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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. $$ GMZ023-300315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1013 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-300315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1013 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 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...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING