000 FZNT24 KNHC 220823 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 323 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 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. GMZ001-222030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 323 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE TEXAS COAST WED AND WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA FRI. $$ GMZ011-222030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 323 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-222030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 323 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W... AND S 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-222030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 323 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-222030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 323 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-222030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 323 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-222030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 323 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-222030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 323 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-222030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 323 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL