000 FZNT24 KNHC 302133 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 433 PM 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. GMZ001-310945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 433 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR 21.5N91W LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL MEANDER TONIGHT AND TUE. A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO 1016 MB LOW PRES NEAR 24.5N95.5W TO NEAR 21.5N98W WILL MOVE S AND SE ACROSS THE W HALF OF GULF THROUGH TUE...AND MERGE WITH STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO 22N94W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF ALONG FRONT ON WED AND LIFT N WITH FRONTAL BOUNDARIES MOVING N IN TANDEM...THEN SHIFT QUICKLY E-NE ACROSS THE N GULF THU AND FRI...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE FRI. GALE CONDITIONS CURRENTLY W OF THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT S AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUE ACROSS THE SW GULF WATERS. $$ GMZ011-310945- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 433 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-310945- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 433 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-310945- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 433 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N... AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-310945- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 433 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT E OF 96W E OF 96W...AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 96W. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-310945- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 433 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N OF 24N...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-310945- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 433 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E 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...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-310945- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 433 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-310945- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 433 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 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 NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING