000 FZNT24 KNHC 311508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1008 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. GMZ001-010315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1008 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO NEAR 22N94W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE. GALE CONDITIONS CURRENTLY W OF FRONT SHIFT S AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ACROSS SW GULF WATERS. LOW PRES DEVELOP OVER SW GULF WED AS FRONT DISSIPATES. LOW LIFT NE REACHING NE GULF EARLY THU. COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW GULF LATE EARLY THU AND RAPIDLY MOVE ACROSS GULF WATERS AND BE SE OF AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES BUILD IN WAKE OF FRONT ACROSS BASIN. $$ GMZ011-010315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1008 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-010315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1008 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 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. $$ GMZ015-010315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1008 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-010315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1008 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 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. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-010315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1008 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-010315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1008 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 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 SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 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. $$ GMZ023-010315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1008 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-010315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1008 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 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 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 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 6 FT 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 WALLY BARNES