000 FZNT24 KNHC 300155 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 855 PM 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. GMZ001-301400- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 855 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL SWEEP RAPIDLY SE AND EXTEND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AND SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY SUN. 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 NW GULF BY EARLY TUE. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS BY LATE TUE. ON WED DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE NW GULF MOVES ALONG THE FRONT TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY LATE THU AND NE OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-301400- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 855 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-301400- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 855 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-301400- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 855 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-301400- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 855 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-301400- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 855 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-301400- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 855 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-301400- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 855 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-301400- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 855 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB