000 FZNT24 KNHC 260252 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 952 PM EST WED DEC 25 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. GMZ001-261500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 952 PM EST WED DEC 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS...REMNANTS OF STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL DRIFT IN W TONIGHT AND MEANDER OVER EASTERN GULF WATERS THU AND FRI...THEN MOVE E AS COLD FRONT SAT AND SUN. LOW LEVEL TROUGH PERSIST OVER SW GULF THROUGH SAT THEN DISSIPATE SUN. COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW GULF LATE SUN. $$ GMZ011-261500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 952 PM EST WED DEC 25 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-261500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 952 PM EST WED DEC 25 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-261500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 952 PM EST WED DEC 25 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-261500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 952 PM EST WED DEC 25 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-261500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 952 PM EST WED DEC 25 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-261500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 952 PM EST WED DEC 25 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-261500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 952 PM EST WED DEC 25 2013 .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-261500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 952 PM EST WED DEC 25 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 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 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AN TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES