000 FZNT24 KNHC 230833 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 333 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 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. GMZ001-232045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 333 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING...FROM MOBILE BAY TO 18N94W WED MORNING...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED EVENING...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF BY THU MORNING. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT W OF 94W. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-232045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 333 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT LATE. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-232045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 333 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-232045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 333 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-232045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 333 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT W OF 96W...AND 11 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL LATE. $$ GMZ019-232045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 333 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. WINDS BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-232045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 333 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-232045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 333 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-232045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 333 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY