000 FZNT24 KNHC 240324 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1024 PM 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. GMZ001-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1024 PM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 22N90W TO 18N93W. FRONT REACHES FROM 26N82W TO 22N89W TO 18N92W EARLY TUE THEN SE OF GULF LATE TUE. GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND FRONT S OF 21N TUE DIMINISH TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND FRONT TUE INTO WED WHILE A TROUGH INTENSIFIES IN SOUTHERN GULF THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ011-241530- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1024 PM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-241530- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1024 PM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-241530- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1024 PM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-241530- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1024 PM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-241530- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1024 PM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-241530- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1024 PM EST MON DEC 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-241530- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1024 PM EST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N AT 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-241530- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1024 PM EST MON DEC 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES