000 FZNT24 KNHC 222114 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 414 PM 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. GMZ001-230915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 414 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N89W TO LOW PRES 1012 MB AT 26N96W THEN COLD FRONT TO 21N97W. REINFORCING SURGE WILL MOVE ENTIRE BOUNDARY TO REACH FROM 30N88W TO 27N91W TO 22N96W TO 21N98W TONIGHT...FROM 30N85W TO 24NE OF 90W TO 20N95W TO 18N95W EARLY MON...FROM 27N82W TO 22N89W TO 18N93W TUE...AND SE OF GULF TUE NIGHT. GALE FORCE NW WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT S OF 22N IN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON INTO TUE WITH FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ELSEWHERE IN GULF. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT TUE INTO WED WITH TROUGH MOVING OVER SE GULF THU. $$ GMZ011-230915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 414 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-230915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 414 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 90W AND N 20 TO 25 KT W OF 90W. 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-230915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 414 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-230915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 414 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-230915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 414 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-230915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 414 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .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...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 10 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 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-230915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 414 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-230915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 414 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 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 SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 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 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES