000 FZNT24 KNHC 270833 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 333 AM EST FRI DEC 27 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. GMZ001-272045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 333 AM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY LOW PRES IS CENTERED OVER THE SW GULF. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO LIFT NE TONIGHT...REACHING 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 NIGHT. 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. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-272045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 333 AM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-272045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 333 AM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-272045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 333 AM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-272045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 333 AM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-272045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 333 AM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 24N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-272045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 333 AM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-272045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 333 AM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-272045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 333 AM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 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. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL