000 FZNT24 KNHC 100921 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 421 AM EST TUE DEC 10 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. GMZ001-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 421 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS N TEXAS TO BUILD SE ACROSS NW AND N PORTIONS TODAY AND FORCE LINGERING FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS NW PORTIONS TOWARD THE SE THROUGH THU. FRONT CURRENTLY FRONT COASTAL MISSISSIPPI TO MEXICAN COAST NEAR 24N98W WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO W GULF NEAR 21.5N95.5W TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...WHERE IT WILL STALL W PORTIONS...WHILE E PORTIONS DRIFT SE TO NEAR 27N82W BY THE. A BRIEF PERIOD OF N GALES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MEXICAN WATER W OF FRONT TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE INTO SE PORTIONS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA THURSDAY THROUGH FRI MORNING AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS SE U.S. A NEW FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SAT. $$ GMZ011-102130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 421 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-102130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 421 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...E OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-102130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 421 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-102130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 421 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT THIS MORNING BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-102130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 421 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...N OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-102130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 421 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-102130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 421 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-102130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 421 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING