000 FZNT24 KNHC 301436 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 936 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. GMZ001-310245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 936 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL RACE SE AND MERGE WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON TUE AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS FROM THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TO SE TEXAS. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF ON WED AND LIFT NE DRAGGING ANOTHER COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE FRI. GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE COLD FRONT TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE TUE ACROSS THE SW GULF WATERS. $$ GMZ011-310245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 936 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-310245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 936 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ015-310245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 936 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-310245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 936 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 96W E OF 96W...AND 9 TO 14 FT W OF 96W. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-310245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 936 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 24N...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ021-310245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 936 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-310245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 936 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ025-310245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 936 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E 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. .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...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON