000 FZNT24 KNHC 191438 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 938 AM EST FRI DEC 19 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. GMZ001-200245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 938 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A 1013 MB LOW PRES IS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS NEAR 28N98W. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO 29N90W TO 28N86W. THIS FRONT WILL BEGIN MOVING NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE NORTH- CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING AS THE LOW TRACKS NE. THE LOW WILL REACH THE COAST OF SE LOUISIANA FRI NIGHT AND DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEW ORLEANS TO NEAR TAMPICO SAT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF MON NIGHT LATE INTO EARLY TUE FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO POSSIBLE MINIMAL GALE N-NW WINDS. $$ GMZ011-200245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 938 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-200245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 938 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ015-200245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 938 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-200245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 938 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...SE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-200245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 938 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ021-200245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 938 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-200245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 938 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-200245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 938 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT LATE . .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN