000 FZNT24 KNHC 081443 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 943 AM EST SUN DEC 8 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. GMZ001-090245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 943 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N97W WILL MOVE NW TONIGHT AND STALL OVER THE NW GULF WATERS EARLY MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF ON MON ABSORBING THE REMNANTS OF THE WARM FRONT. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE...THEN STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 25N93W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE ON WED AND THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE GULF N OF THE FRONT ON THU. $$ GMZ011-090245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 943 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-090245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 943 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-090245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 943 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-090245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 943 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-090245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 943 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-090245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 943 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-090245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 943 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-090245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 943 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON