000 FZNT24 KNHC 300909 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 409 AM EST TUE DEC 30 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. GMZ001-302115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 409 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR 26N90W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MEANDER THIS MORNING BEFORE EASTERN PORTION MOVES SE THROUGH TAMPA BAY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN DISSIPATES ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA WED. W PORTION OF FRONT TO LINGER AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH ACROSS SW PORTIONS TONIGHT AND WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE N GULF TONIGHT AND WED AND FRESHEN WINDS BRIEFLY. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE N END OF THE TROUGH OVER THE W GULF WED NIGHT AND MOVE INTO TEXAS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT AND THROUGH THE W GULF BY SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-302115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 409 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-302115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 409 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-302115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 409 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014 .TODAY...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-302115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 409 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S 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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-302115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 409 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014 .TODAY...S OF 24N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-302115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 409 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-302115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 409 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-302115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 409 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING