000 FZNT24 KNHC 270801 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 301 AM EST SAT DEC 27 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. GMZ001-272015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 301 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE FROM THE NE GULF TO THE SW GULF WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD TODAY ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SUN NIGHT...THEN STALL FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-272015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 301 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG EARLY. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-272015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 301 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG EARLY. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-272015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 301 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-272015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 301 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG EARLY N PORTION EARLY. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-272015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 301 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-272015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 301 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-272015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 301 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-272015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 301 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON