000 FZNT24 KNHC 140256 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 956 PM EST SAT DEC 13 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. GMZ001-141500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 956 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE SE CONUS EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS. THIS SYSTEM WILL SHIFT EASTWARD SUN AND MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT INTO SUN AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE FAR NW PORTION MON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TUE. THE WESTERN PART OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE BACK TO THE NORTH WHILE THE EASTERN PART WILL EXTENDS FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA TO 27N90W BY WED MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE WESTERN GULF LATE WED AND THU. $$ GMZ011-141500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 956 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-141500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 956 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .MON...W OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-141500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 956 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT... BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ017-141500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 956 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-141500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 956 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-141500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 956 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-141500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 956 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-141500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 956 PM EST SAT DEC 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER GR