000 FZNT24 KNHC 281437 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 937 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. GMZ001-290245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 937 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH DISSECTS THE GULF FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO LOW PRESSURE AT 21N93W. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE THIS AFTERNOON REACHING INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TONIGHT...THEN DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SUN NIGHT AND DISSIPATE ON MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON SUN EVENING AND RACE SE PASSING THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF WATERS ON MON NIGHT. THE POST FRONTAL FLOW WILL QUICKLY CLOCK TO THE E ON TUE WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE NW GULF ON TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ GMZ011-290245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 937 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-290245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 937 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. .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 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-290245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 937 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-290245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 937 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-290245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 937 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TODAY...N OF 24N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SHIFTING TO S LATE. S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-290245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 937 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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. $$ GMZ023-290245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 937 AM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-290245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 937 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 ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON