000 FZNT24 KNHC 310252 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 952 PM EST SUN DEC 30 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. GMZ001-311500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 952 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SE U.S. WILL SLIDE E-SE INTO THE WESTERN ATLC AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON EVENING AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NW GULF. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TUE MORNING AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE LOWER MEXICAN COAST NEAR 22N98W TUE EVENING. THE FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION WHILE LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 25N94.5W AND TRACKS E-NE ALONG THE FRONT AND INTO THE TAMPA BAY AREA THU EVENING. $$ GMZ011-311500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 952 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-311500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 952 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 90W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-311500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 952 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-311500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 952 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E 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 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E OF 96W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-311500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 952 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-311500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 952 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-311500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 952 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-311500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 952 PM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING