000 FZNT24 KNHC 231504 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1004 AM EST TUE DEC 23 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. GMZ001-240315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1004 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF COASTAL WATERS TODAY...REACHING FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TODAY...FROM MOBILE BAY TO 18N94W WED ...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED ...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF BY THU . GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT W OF 94W. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-240315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1004 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT LATE. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-240315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1004 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-240315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1004 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-240315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1004 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO