000 FZNT24 KNHC 161448 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 948 AM EST TUE DEC 16 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. GMZ001-170300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 948 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SOUTH PADRE ISLAND WILL EXTEND FROM VENICE FLORIDA TO 25N88W THEN STATIONARY TO 25N92W THEN AS A WARM FRONT TO THE TEXAS COAST NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI BY WED. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF FRI LATE...AND QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT LATE. $$ GMZ011-170300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 948 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-170300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 948 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-170300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 948 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...S OF 27N...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-170300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 948 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE 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 TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-170300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 948 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N...AND NE TO E LESS THAN 5 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-170300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 948 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-170300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 948 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-170300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 948 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE . .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 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 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN