000 FZNT24 KNHC 311521 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 AM EST MON DEC 31 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. GMZ001-010300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1001 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SE U.S. WILL MOVE E INTO THE WESTERN ATLC AND WEAKEN. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE MORNING AND EXTEND FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND E OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-010300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1001 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-010300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1001 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. $$ GMZ015-010300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1001 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-010300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1001 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. $$ GMZ019-010300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1001 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 91W. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-010300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1001 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. $$ GMZ023-010300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EXCEPT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT EARLY. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ025-010300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1001 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...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 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 DGS