000 FZNT24 KNHC 111458 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 958 AM EST WED DEC 11 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. GMZ001-120300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 958 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO 22N94W TO 18N94W WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS NW OF FRONT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW GULF SAT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO SUN WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED ALONG MEXICAN COASTAL WATERS BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ011-120300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 958 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-120300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 958 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-120300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 958 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-120300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 958 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-120300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 958 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-120300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 958 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-120300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 958 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ ...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-120300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 958 AM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES