000 FZNT24 KNHC 272049 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 349 PM 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. GMZ001-280900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 349 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 26N86W TO 20N91W. THE COMBINATION OF THIS TROUGH AND HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION IS RESULTING IN STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF. LOW PRES OF 1016 MB IN THE FAR SW GULF NEAR 21N94.5W WILL DRIFT N TO NE THROUGH SAT WHILE THE FRONTAL TROUGH LIFTS N. LOW PRES WILL THEN FORM ALONG THE TROUGH DURING SAT...AND MOVE NE TO THE VICINITY OF THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SAT NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL THEN TRANSITION TO A COLD FRONT BY EARLY SUN AS THE LOW MOVES PULLS AWAY TO THE NE AND INLAND AWAY FROM THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH AND BECOME N TO NE BY LATE SUN AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF. THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE WHILE WEAKENING TO NEAR A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE SW GULF BY MON AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN JUST SE OF THE GULF FROM N CENTRAL CUBA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATER ON MON AND THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES IN ITS WAKE INTENSIFIES THE PRES GRADIENT OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS. ON WED...WEAKENING HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH IN THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTION WHILE THE REMNANTS OF THE NOW STALLED OUT FRONT REMAIN SE OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-280900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 349 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-280900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 349 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TONIGHT...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 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE 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...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-280900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 349 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-280900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 349 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-280900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 349 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 24N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. S OF 24N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 24N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-280900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 349 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 5 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...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-280900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 349 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-280900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 349 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE