000 FZNT24 KNHC 062039 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 339 PM 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. GMZ001-070845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 339 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA NEAR 30N91W TO THE MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20N97W WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE NW GULF TO 20N97W SAT MORNING THEN STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT NIGHT BEFORE RETREATING INTO THE NW GULF SUN. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE TO THE NW GULF LATE MON WITH GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE VERACRUZ COAST TUE...SPREADING S OF 22N LATE TUE AND DIMINISHING ON WED. $$ GMZ011-070845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 339 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-070845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 339 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. .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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-070845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 339 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-070845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 339 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-070845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 339 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-070845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 339 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .TONIGHT...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 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-070845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 339 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-070845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 339 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER