000 FZNT24 KNHC 312054 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 354 PM EST WED DEC 31 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. GMZ001-010900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 354 PM EST WED DEC 31 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N82W TO 24N92W TO 19N95W WILL MEANDER TONIGHT. THE W PORTION OF FRONT OF THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH FROM 24N97W TO 18N92W WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 24N97W ON THU. THE LOW WILL MOVE N ON THU NIGHT AND FRI DRAGGING A WARM FRONT E FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS. THE LOW AND FRONT WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA ON FRI NIGHT. A NEW COLD FRONT FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON SAT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SUN...AND REACHING THE FAR SE GULF ON SUN NIGHT... WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR NORTHERLY GALES ACROSS THE SW GULF ON SUN NIGHT INTO MON. $$ GMZ011-010900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 354 PM EST WED DEC 31 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-010900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 354 PM EST WED DEC 31 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-010900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 354 PM EST WED DEC 31 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-010900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 354 PM EST WED DEC 31 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-010900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 354 PM EST WED DEC 31 2014 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-010900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 354 PM EST WED DEC 31 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-010900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 354 PM EST WED DEC 31 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ025-010900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 354 PM EST WED DEC 31 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE . ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON