000 FZNT24 KNHC 120220 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 920 PM 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. GMZ001-121500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 920 PM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM S FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS REGION THROUGH FRI AND PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS NW OF THE DYING FRONT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF SAT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO SUN WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN MEXICAN COASTAL WATERS BEHIND FRONT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. $$ GMZ011-121500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 920 PM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-121500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 920 PM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-121500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 920 PM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-121500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 920 PM EST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-121500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 920 PM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-121500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 920 PM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-121500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 920 PM EST WED DEC 11 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ025-121500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 920 PM EST WED DEC 11 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL