000 FZNT24 KNHC 230305 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 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. GMZ001-231515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1005 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO 24N95W TO 19N96W REACH 30N85W TO 22N91W TO 19N92W EARLY MON...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 NE WINDS ELSEWHERE GULF. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT TUE INTO WED WITH TROUGH MOVING OVER SE GULF THU. $$ GMZ011-231515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1005 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-231515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1005 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT INCREASING TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 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 NE TO 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. $$ GMZ015-231515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1005 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-231515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1005 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 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. $$ GMZ019-231515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1005 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-231515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1005 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 .OVERNIGHT...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. $$ GMZ023-231515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1005 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-231515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1005 PM EST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE AT 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 10 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 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 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