000 FZNT24 KNHC 240208 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 908 PM 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. GMZ001-241415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 908 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE EAST AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED NIGHT...THEN SHIFT SE OF THE GULF BY THU. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN WATERS W OF 94W BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-241415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 908 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT LATE. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ013-241415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 908 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 30 KT LATE. 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. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-241415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 908 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-241415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 908 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .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 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ GMZ019-241415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 908 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-241415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 908 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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 LATE. 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. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE IN NW SWELL . .THU NIGHT...NE TO E 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 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-241415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 908 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-241415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 908 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .OVERNIGHT...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. .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 11 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 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER AL