000 FZNT24 KNHC 122110 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 410 PM 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. GMZ001-130945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 410 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL BECOME STATIONARY IN SE GULF FRI AS HIGH PRES IN LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SHIFTS EAST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SAT AND REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SAT NIGHT...FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN...AND FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN MEXICAN COASTAL WATERS BEHIND FRONT EARLY SUN WILL SHIFT SOUTH INTO W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-130945- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 410 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-130945- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 410 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT E OF 90W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-130945- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 410 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-130945- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 410 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-130945- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 410 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-130945- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 410 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .TONIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-130945- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 410 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-130945- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 410 PM EST THU DEC 12 2013 .TONIGHT...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 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL