000 FZNT24 KNHC 050836 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 336 AM EST THU DEC 5 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. GMZ001-052045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 336 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGING EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLC WESTWARD ALONG 28N TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FRI THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE THIS EVENING...THEN REACH FROM SW LOUISIANA TO SE TEXAS BY DAYBREAK FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES SURGES S BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA WESTERN PANHANDLE SW TO NEAR 26N95W AND TO THE SW GULF BY DAYBREAK SAT BEFORE IT BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN ON SUN AS LIFTING SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD. LOW PRES EXPECTED FORM ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 26N95W WILL TRACK NE TOWARDS S CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH LATE SUN WHILE WEAKENING. STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH POSSIBLE BRIEF INSTANCES OF SPEEDS TO GALE FORCE ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE MON. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW RESULTING IN LARGE SEAS WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THIS FRONT. $$ GMZ011-052045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 336 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-052045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 336 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 90W...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-052045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 336 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-052045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 336 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 96W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 96W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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 TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-052045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 336 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-052045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 336 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-052045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 336 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-052045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 336 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE