000 FZNT24 KNHC 070243 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 943 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. GMZ001-071445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 943 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA NEAR 29N90W 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 MON...LIE FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND FROM SARASOTA FLORIDA TO 25N96W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE VERACRUZ COAST TUE...SPREADING S OF 22N LATE TUE AND DIMINISHING ON WED. $$ GMZ011-071445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 943 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-071445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 943 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .OVERNIGHT...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 5 TO 7 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. $$ GMZ015-071445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 943 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-071445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 943 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...E OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 96W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 96W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 96W. .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 9 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ019-071445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 943 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-071445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 943 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .OVERNIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-071445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 943 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ025-071445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 943 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 .OVERNIGHT...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