000 FZNT24 KNHC 300259 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 959 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. GMZ001-301500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 959 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SANIBEL ISLAND FLORIDA TO NEAR 21N92W THIS EVENING AND WILL MOVE ACROSS SE PORTIONS OVERNIGHT AND STALL FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 22N90W MON AFTERNOON. A SECOND WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING AND QUICKLY MOVE SE...MERGING WITH THE STALLED FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 22N95W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE 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 GALES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT AND TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NE TO E FLOW N OF FRONT WED AS FRONT BEGINS TO DRIFT NORTHWARD BEFORE BEING FORCED SOUTHWARD AGAIN INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND S CENTRAL GULF THROUGH FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES DOMINATES MOST OF THE REGION. $$ GMZ011-301500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 959 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-301500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 959 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-301500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 959 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-301500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 959 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 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 30 KT LATE EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-301500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 959 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NW PART... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 24N...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... SHIFTING TO NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N N OF 24N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-301500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 959 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .OVERNIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW TO W WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-301500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 959 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT W OF 95W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 95W. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-301500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 959 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING