000 FZNT24 KNHC 092103 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 403 PM 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. GMZ001-100915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 403 PM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N86W TO 28N90W THEN STATIONARY TO 27N94W TO 23N96W. FRONT 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 STALL. A BRIEF PERIOD OF N GALES ARE EXPECTED W PORTIONS LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI MORNING AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS SE U.S. A NEW FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF SAT. $$ GMZ011-100915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 403 PM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-100915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 403 PM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 90W...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 90W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-100915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 403 PM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-100915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 403 PM EST MON DEC 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 96W...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 96W...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-100915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 403 PM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 24N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-100915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 403 PM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-100915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 403 PM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE... SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-100915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 403 PM EST MON DEC 9 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER