000 FZNT24 KNHC 060256 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 956 PM 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. GMZ001-061500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 956 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W...WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF TO VERACRUZ MEXICO FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL SAT AND WEAKEN SAT NIGHT BEFORE RETREATING INTO THE NW GULF SUN. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF LATE MON WITH GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE VERACRUZ COAST TUE. $$ GMZ011-061500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 956 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FONT. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-061500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 956 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 90W...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E OF 90W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-061500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 956 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-061500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 956 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 96W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E OF 96W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-061500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 956 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-061500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 956 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-061500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 956 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-061500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 956 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...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. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER