000 FZNT24 KNHC 270252 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 952 PM EST THU DEC 26 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. GMZ001-271500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 952 PM EST THU DEC 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG 84W S OF 26N WILL DRIFT NW AND REACH THE CENTRAL GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF EXTENDS FROM 24N96W TO A NEARLY STATIONARY 1014 MB LOW AT 21N94W. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO LIFT NE ALONG THE FRONTAL TROUGH FRI NIGHT...AND REACH THE VICINITY OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE EARLY ON SUN. IT WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SE WATERS ON SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF ON SUN EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY LATE MON...AND TO JUST SE OF THE GULF BY EARLY TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD EASTWARD OVER THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-271500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 952 PM EST THU DEC 26 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-271500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 952 PM EST THU DEC 26 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHES OF RAIN. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-271500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 952 PM EST THU DEC 26 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-271500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 952 PM EST THU DEC 26 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-271500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 952 PM EST THU DEC 26 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-271500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 952 PM EST THU DEC 26 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-271500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 952 PM EST THU DEC 26 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 95W...AND N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 95W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 95W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 TO 30 KT W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 95W...AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-271500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 952 PM EST THU DEC 26 2013 .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE