000 FZNT24 KNHC 292141 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 441 PM EST SUN DEC 29 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. GMZ001-300945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 441 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO NEAR 21N92W AND WILL MOVE SE OVERNIGHT AND STALL FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 22N90W ON MON. A SECOND WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING 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...AND PRODUCE GALE WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT AND TUE. THE STALLED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 22N94W TO THE SW GULF BY LATE TUE... WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TO MAINTAIN STRONG NE TO E FLOW N OF FRONT THROUGH WED. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT BRIEFLY NORTHWARD WED NIGHT THEN BE FORCED SOUTHWARD AGAIN INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND S CENTRAL GULF THROUGH FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES DOMINATES MOST OF THE REGION. $$ GMZ011-300945- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 441 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-300945- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 441 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT IN W OF 90W. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-300945- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 441 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N... AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-300945- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 441 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-300945- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 441 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 24N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 24N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-300945- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 441 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-300945- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 441 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-300945- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 441 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING