000 FZNT24 KNHC 280835 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM EST SAT DEC 28 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. GMZ001-282030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE NE GULF TO A 1016 MB LOW PRES IN THE SW GULF NEAR 21N93W. GALE FORCE WINDS W OF THE LOW WILL DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE LOW WILL SHIFT NE TODAY...REACHING NEAR THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WATERS BEFORE THE FRONT SHIFTS SE OF THE AREA BY SUN NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT AND RAPIDLY SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS...MOVING SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-282030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 330 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-282030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 330 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 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 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-282030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 330 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. WINDS SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-282030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 330 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 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 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-282030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 330 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TODAY...N OF 24N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-282030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 330 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-282030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 330 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 25 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING...THEN DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-282030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 330 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL