000 FZNT24 KNHC 290850 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 350 AM EST MON DEC 29 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. GMZ001-292100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 350 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO JUST S OF VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL SHIFT SLOWLY E THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TUE...WITH THE WESTERN PORTION STALLING AND BECOMING A TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WHILE THE EASTERN PORTION MOVES THROUGH TAMPA BAY THEN STALLS ACROSS S FLORIDA TUE NIGHT AND WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE N GULF TUE AND WED AND INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS N OF FRONT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ON THE N END OF THE TROUGH IN THE W GULF WED NIGHT AND MOVE N AND ACROSS SE TEXAS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-292100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 350 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-292100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 350 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-292100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 350 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-292100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 350 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-292100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 350 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-292100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 350 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...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 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-292100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 350 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-292100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 350 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS 5 KT... SHIFTING TO NE LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...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...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING