000 FZNT24 KNHC 312054 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 346 PM 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. GMZ001-010900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 346 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 24N90W THEN SW INTO LOW PRESSURE AT 20N92W. THE LOW WILL LIFT NE ON WED REACHING N FLORIDA ON THU. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU WITH THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS FRI MORNING. SOUTHER;Y RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-010900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 346 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-010900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 346 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-010900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 346 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-010900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 346 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-010900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 346 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N OF 24N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-010900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 346 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-010900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 346 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... BUILDING TO 11 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-010900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 346 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON