000 FZNT24 KNHC 240850 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 350 AM EST WED DEC 24 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. GMZ001-242100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 350 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 26N91W TO 22N94W TO MEXICO NEAR 19N96.5W. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD AND REACH FROM 29N83W TO 25N84W TO 21.5N87W BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 26N81W TO 22N85W BY LATE TONIGHT...MOVING E OF THE BASIN THU AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT...STALLING THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ011-242100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 350 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-242100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 350 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...W OF 90W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-242100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 350 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-242100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 350 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT W OF 96W...AND 11 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. $$ GMZ019-242100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 350 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-242100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 350 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT .SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-242100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 350 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. $$ GMZ025-242100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 350 AM EST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY