000 FZNT24 KNHC 202107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 407 PM EST FRI DEC 20 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. GMZ001-210915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 407 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S RETURN BREEZE REMAIN OVER NW GULF THROUGH SAT AHEAD OF COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT DRIFTING SE UNTIL REINFORCING N WINDS PUSH FRONT ACROSS GULF ON MON AND TUE. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN SW GULF MON. $$ GMZ011-210915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 407 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-210915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 407 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 90W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-210915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 407 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-210915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 407 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E OF 96W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. W OF 96W...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-210915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 407 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-210915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 407 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-210915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 407 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-210915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 407 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES