000 FZNT24 KNHC 042107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 407 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013 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. GMZ001-050915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 407 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF THU NIGHT AND PUSH SOUTHWARD THROUGH FRI NIGHT...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF TO VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL SUN FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SE LOUISIANA THROUGH WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W TO VERACRUZ. STRONG N WINDS APPROACHING GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST SAT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON. $$ GMZ011-050915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 407 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-050915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 407 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. W OF 90W...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 FT E OF 90W E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-050915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 407 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-050915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 407 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 96W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 96W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF 96W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 96W. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-050915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 407 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-050915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 407 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-050915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 407 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-050915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 407 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER