000 FZNT24 KNHC 252031 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 331 PM EST THU DEC 25 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. GMZ001-260845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 331 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE N GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE SAT AND SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE W GULF. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM E LOUISIANA TO NEAR 20N97W SUN EVENING AND STALL FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF MON. $$ GMZ011-260845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 331 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-260845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 331 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 90W...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-260845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 331 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-260845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 331 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-260845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 331 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-260845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 331 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 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. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-260845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 331 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-260845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 331 PM EST THU DEC 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER AL