000 FZNT24 KNHC 231431 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 931 AM EST MON DEC 23 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. GMZ001-240245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 931 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 25N90W TO 18N94W WILL REACH FROM 26N82W TO 22N89W TO 18N92W TUE MORNING...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF TUE EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE BEHIND THE FRONT S OF 24N...BUT WILL BECOME CONFINED TO S OF 21N BY TUE MORNING... DIMINISHING BY TUE EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ARE ELSEWHERE W OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT TUE INTO WED WHILE TROUGHING INCREASES IN THE SOUTHERN GULF THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ011-240245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 931 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-240245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 931 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO 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. $$ GMZ015-240245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 931 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .TODAY...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT... N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-240245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 931 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR SE PART. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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. $$ GMZ019-240245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 931 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .TODAY...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-240245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 931 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...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 TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-240245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 931 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-240245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 931 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT ...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W HALF. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT W OF 92W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT W OF 92W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 92W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FT S OF 21N W OF 92W. 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 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 11 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...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY