000 FZNT24 KNHC 120921 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 421 AM EST THU DEC 12 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. GMZ001-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 421 AM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM S CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 22N96W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN ACROSS W PORTIONS...WHILE MOVING S AND DISSIPATING E HALF THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO MOVE INTO NW GULF SAT MORNING AND REACH FROM FAR W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT EVENING...THEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN EVENING...THEN REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MEXICAN COASTAL WATERS BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT AND WILL SHIFT S AND INTO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-122130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 421 AM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-122130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 421 AM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 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. $$ GMZ015-122130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 421 AM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-122130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 421 AM EST THU DEC 12 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...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 TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-122130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 421 AM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-122130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 421 AM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-122130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 421 AM EST THU DEC 12 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 16 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ025-122130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 421 AM EST THU DEC 12 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT W PORTIONS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING