000 FZNT24 KNHC 282118 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 418 PM 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. GMZ001-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 418 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONTAL TROUGH DISSECTS THE GULF FROM 1014 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29.5N88W TO 22N92.5W TO MEXICO NEAR 18N92W. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE THIS EVENING REACHING INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...THEN CONTINUE NE THROUGH SUN AND DRAG THE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS. THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SUN NIGHT AND DISSIPATE ON MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 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. $$ GMZ011-290930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 418 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-290930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 418 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-290930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 418 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-290930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 418 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 96W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-290930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 418 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 24N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-290930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 418 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 5 TO 10 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-290930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 418 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-290930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 418 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING