000 FZNT24 KNHC 221430 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ001-230230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N90W TO 26N93W TO 23N98W WILL STRETCH FROM 30N88W TO 27N91W TO 22N96W TO 21N98W THIS EVENING... FROM 30N85W TO 24N90W TO 20N95W TO 18N95W MON MORNING...FROM 27N82W TO 22N89W TO 18N93W TUE MORNING...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF TUE NIGHT. NORTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF AND BAY OF CAMPECHE MON INTO TUE WITH FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ELSEWHERE IN THE GULF. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE GULF TUE INTO WED...WITH TROUGHING MOVING OVER THE SE GULF THU. $$ GMZ011-230230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 930 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-230230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 930 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TODAY...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-230230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 930 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART LATE. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-230230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 930 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TODAY...E OF FRONT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-230230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 930 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-230230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 930 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-230230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 930 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT LATE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-230230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 930 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .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 NW PART LATE. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY