000 FZNT24 KNHC 311049 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 311 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. GMZ001-312015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 311 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SE U.S. WILL SLIDE ESE INTO THE WESTERN ATLC AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON EVENING AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NW GULF. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TUE MORNING...AND EXTEND FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA SW TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY EARLY TUE EVENING. THE FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION WHILE LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG IT NEAR 25N95W. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ENE ALONG THE FRONT AND TOWARDS W CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE THU WITH ANOTHER LOW POSSIBLY FORMING ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S BEHIND THE FRONT AND LOW WED THROUGH LEADING TO A TIGHTENING OF THE PRES GRADIENT WITH INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. $$ GMZ011-312015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 311 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-312015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 311 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E OF 90W...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-312015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 311 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-312015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 311 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...E OF 96W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-312015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 311 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 91W. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-312015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 311 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-312015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 311 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EXCEPT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT EARLY. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ025-312015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 311 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 92W. .TONIGHT...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. ISOLATED W OF 92W. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 92W AND BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT W OF 92W. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 92W...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 92W. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT FAR SE PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE