000 FZNT24 KNHC 280311 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1011 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. GMZ001-281515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1011 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 26N85W TO A 1016 MB LOW PRES IN THE FAR SW GULF NEAR 22N94W. THE COMBINATION OF THE TROUGH AND HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION IS RESULTING IN STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR SW AND W CENTRAL PORTIONS. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE N TO NE OVERNIGHT BEFORE ACCELERATING TO THE NE ON SAT WHILE THE FRONTAL TROUGH LIFTS N. THE LOW REACH TO NEAR THE VICINITY OF THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY 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 LATE. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT STALLS 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 STALLED FRONT REMAIN SE OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-281515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1011 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-281515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1011 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN EARLY. .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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-281515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1011 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-281515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1011 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. AREAS OF RAIN WITH 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. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-281515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1011 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 24N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. S OF 24N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-281515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1011 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...EXCEPT SCATTERED TSTMS FAR SW PART. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-281515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1011 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. PATCHES OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. PATCHES OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 95W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 95W...AND NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 95W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ025-281515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1011 PM EST FRI DEC 27 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 22N. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 22N THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR N PART EARLY. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE