000 FZNT24 KNHC 140817 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 317 AM EST SUN DEC 14 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. GMZ001-142030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 317 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGING OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH MON NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH MON MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE FAR WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT...REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE TO BROWNSVILLE EARLY TUE...AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 26N89W AND STATIONARY TO FAR S TEXAS TUE. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT...WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION WEAKENS OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF AND W CENTRAL FLORIDA AREA ON WED AS STRONG RIDGING BUILDS S ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE WESTERN GULF LATE WED AND THU. $$ GMZ011-142030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 317 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-142030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 317 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 90W...AND 2 FT E OF 90W. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 90W...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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. $$ GMZ015-142030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 317 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-142030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 317 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-142030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 317 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-142030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 317 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 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. $$ GMZ023-142030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 317 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-142030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 317 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE