000 FZNT24 KNHC 220310 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1010 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. GMZ001-221515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1010 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W BRINGS STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE SE TO S WINDS TONIGHT N OF 26N BETWEEN FRONT AND 88W. COLD FRONT DRIFT SE AND STALLS FROM 29N89W TO 23N98W SUN THEN GETS REINFORCING PUSH MON AND CROSSES REMAINDER OF GULF LATE MON AND TUE. GALE CONDITIONS BEHIND FRONT IN SW GULF AND BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ011-221515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1010 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-221515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1010 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 90W...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 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-221515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1010 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-221515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1010 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E OF 96W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. W OF 96W...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-221515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1010 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 24N AND TO 6 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-221515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1010 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 .OVERNIGHT...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 TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-221515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1010 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-221515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1010 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .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 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES