000 FZNT24 KNHC 060916 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 AM EST FRI DEC 6 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. GMZ001-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 416 AM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA TO MEXICAN COAST JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE THROUGH TONIGHT AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE NW GULF TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT MORNING THEN STALL AND SLOWLY WEAKEN SAT BEFORE RETREATING INTO THE NW GULF SUN. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE INTO THE NW GULF LATE MON WITH GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE VERACRUZ COAST TUE. $$ GMZ011-062130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 416 AM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-062130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 416 AM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF 90W... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E OF 90W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-062130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 416 AM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-062130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 416 AM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-062130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 416 AM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-062130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 416 AM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-062130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 416 AM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ025-062130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 416 AM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING