000 FZNT24 KNHC 310832 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 332 AM EST TUE DEC 31 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. GMZ001-312045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 332 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO NEAR 23N94W TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE. GALE CONDITIONS CURRENTLY W OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT S AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE SW GULF WATERS. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES ON WED. THE LOW WILL LIFT NE REACHING THE NE GULF EARLY THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE WED INTO EARLY THU AND RAPIDLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS AND SE OF THE AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-312045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 332 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-312045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 332 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. $$ GMZ015-312045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 332 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-312045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 332 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-312045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 332 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-312045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 332 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW TO W 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-312045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 332 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-312045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 332 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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. .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 IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL