000 FZNT24 KNHC 300827 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 327 AM EST MON DEC 30 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. GMZ001-302030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 327 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS ACROSS THE SE WATERS. A SECOND COLD FRONT JUST OFF THE TEXAS COAST WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE AND MERGE 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 TODAY WITH GALES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF TODAY THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN WED AS THE LOW LIFTS NE DRAGGING ANOTHER COLD FRONT INTO THE W GULF WATERS EARLY THU. THIS FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT SE OF THE AREA EARLY FRI. $$ GMZ011-302030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 327 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-302030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 327 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-302030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 327 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-302030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 327 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 96W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-302030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 327 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF 92W...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ021-302030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 327 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-302030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 327 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT W OF 95W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 95W. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ025-302030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 327 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL