000 FZNT24 KNHC 091440 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 940 AM EST MON DEC 9 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. GMZ001-100300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 940 AM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM MISSISSIPPI TO WESTERN GULF WILL MEANDER ACROSS NW PORTIONS THROUGH TONIGHT THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT SE TUE...AND REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO W GULF NEAR 23N95W TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...WHERE IT WILL BRIEFLY STALL. A BRIEF PERIOD OF N GALES ARE EXPECTED W PORTIONS TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FRONT WILL MOVE SE WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI MORNING AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS SE U.S...WITH FRONT TO BECOME STATIONARY LATE FRI FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 21N96W TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE. $$ GMZ011-100300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 940 AM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-100300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 940 AM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E OF 90W...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-100300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 940 AM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-100300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 940 AM EST MON DEC 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-100300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 940 AM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 24N...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-100300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 940 AM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-100300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 940 AM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 1 TO 2 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-100300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 940 AM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL