000 FZNT24 KNHC 212120 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 420 PM EST SAT DEC 21 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. GMZ001-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 420 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TO GALE FORCE SE TO S WINDS OVER NW GULF TONIGHT AHEAD OF COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. FRONT DRIFT SE AND STALLS FROM 29N90W TO 23N98W SUN THEN GETS REINFORCING PUSH MON AND CROSSES REMAINDER OF GULF MON AND TUE. GALE CONDITIONS BEHIND FRONT IN SW GULF AND BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND TUE. FRONT MOVE E OF AREA WED. $$ GMZ011-220930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 420 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-220930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 420 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF 91W...S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 LATE. E OF 91W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE 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. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-220930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 420 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-220930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 420 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E OF 96W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. W OF 96W...SW 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 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-220930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 420 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-220930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 420 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .TONIGHT...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...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-220930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 420 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-220930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 420 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF 92W...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 92W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES