000 FZNT24 KNHC 220836 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 336 AM EST SUN DEC 22 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. GMZ001-222045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 336 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 24N98W WILL STRETCH FROM 29N88W TO 20N97W THIS EVENING AND RECEIVE A REINFORCING PUSH OF COLD AIR MON THAT WILL SEND IT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF TUE. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT IN SW GULF AND BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND TUE. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT. TROUGHING BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF THU. $$ GMZ011-222045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 336 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-222045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 336 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-222045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 336 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-222045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 336 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TODAY...E OF 96W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO 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. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. $$ GMZ019-222045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 336 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 24N...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN S OF 24N. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-222045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 336 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-222045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 336 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-222045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 336 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 1 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. REMAINDER AREA...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE... SEAS 6 TO 9 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER