000 FZNT24 KNHC 130908 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 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. GMZ001-132115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF SAT WILL 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 THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-132115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-132115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. $$ GMZ015-132115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-132115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-132115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-132115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-132115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-132115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...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...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS