000 FZNT24 KNHC 101459 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 959 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. GMZ001-110300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 959 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 22N98W FORCED E BY VIGOROUS HIGH PRES 1037 MB OVER N TEXAS BY THU. BRIEF PERIOD OF N GALES EXPECTED ACROSS MEXICAN WATERS W OF FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGH PRES MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG NE BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN THU THROUGH FRI. SECOND FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW GULF SAT. $$ GMZ011-110300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 959 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-110300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 959 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 6 FT LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 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. $$ GMZ015-110300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 959 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-110300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 959 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 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. $$ GMZ019-110300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 959 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...N OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 24N AND TO 7 FT S OF 24N. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-110300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 959 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 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 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. $$ GMZ023-110300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 959 AM EST TUE DEC 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-110300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 959 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 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 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 WALLY BARNES