000 FZNT24 KNHC 232031 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 331 PM 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. GMZ001-240845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 331 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE NW GULF COASTAL WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED NIGHT...THEN WILL SHIFT SE OF THE GULF BY THU. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN WATERS W OF 94W BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-240845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 331 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 11 FT LATE. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ013-240845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 331 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .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 IN NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .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 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-240845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 331 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-240845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 331 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT