000 FZNT24 KNHC 290329 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1029 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. GMZ001-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1029 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 22N92W TO MEXICO NEAR 18N92.5W. LOW WILL MOVE NE AND INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT...THEN CONTINUE NE THROUGH SUN AND DRAG THE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE TO NEAR 22N90W SUN EVENING THEN STALL FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 22N90W BY MON MORNING. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT AND RACE SE...MERGING WITH FIRST FRONTAL REMNANTS FROM SW FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS W GULF ALONG A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH EARLY MON AND COULD PRODUCE BRIEF NORTHERLY GALES ACROSS W AND W CENTRAL PORTIONS MON AND MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-291530- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1029 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-291530- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1029 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .OVERNIGHT...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 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 90W... AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 90W. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-291530- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1029 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-291530- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1029 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .OVERNIGHT...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 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-291530- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1029 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 24N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-291530- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1029 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... SHIFTING TO E 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 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. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-291530- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1029 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-291530- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1029 PM EST SAT DEC 28 2013 .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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...N TO 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. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING