000 FZNT24 KNHC 240224 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 924 PM EST WED DEC 23 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. GMZ001-241430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 924 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT JUST INLAND THE TEXAS COAST WILL STALL OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...AND LIFT BACK N OF THE AREA THU. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE SUN. WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE W OF THE FRONT SUN NIGHT INTO MON. $$ GMZ011-241430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 924 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT INTO MON... .OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT EARLY S OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-241430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 924 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015 .OVERNIGHT...W OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ015-241430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 924 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 85W. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-241430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 924 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 23N W OF 96W. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ019-241430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 924 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-241430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 924 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .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 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-241430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 924 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 95W MON... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-241430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 924 PM EST WED DEC 23 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO 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 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE