000 FZNT24 KNHC 291800 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 925 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. GMZ001-300230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 925 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 25N88W AND SW TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM NEAR FORT MYERS SW TO THE FAR NW YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING...THEN STALL FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 22N E OF 90W ON MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND QUICKLY MOVE SE...MERGING WITH THE STALLED FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE ON TUE. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ALONG THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT EARLY ON MON AS HIGH PRES SURGES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. THE RESULTANT TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT AND TUE. BY LATE TUE...THE STALLED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO ALONG 22N WESTWARD TO 94W WHERE IT WILL TRANSITION TO A COLD FRONT EXTENDING S INTO THE SW GULF. HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY THEN WITH A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT CONFINED FROM THE FRONT N TO 27N. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD WED AND THU WHILE DISSIPATING IN RESPONSE TO WEAK LOW PRES THAT AGAIN FORMS IN THE WESTERN GULF...AND AS YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF EARLY ON THU. THIS FRONT WILL ALSO QUICKLY MOVE E REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO NORTHERN THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE THU. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE GULF IN ITS WAKE. $$ GMZ011-300230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 925 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 26N. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-300230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 925 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E PART. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-300230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 925 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THIS MORNING FAR SE PART. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 85W...AND NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 85W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 85W. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-300230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 925 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 95W MON NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 24N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 24N. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-300230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 925 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 91W. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 91W. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N OF 24N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. N OF 24N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. S OF 24N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 91W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 90W. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-300230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 925 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 85W. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... BECOMING NE TO E LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 85W. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 85W. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EARLY...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-300230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 925 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 21N W OF 94W TUE... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...S OF 21N OF 94W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 95W BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 95W...AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 95W. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-300230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 925 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE