000 FZNT24 KNHC 240818 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 318 AM EST THU DEC 24 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. GMZ001-242030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 318 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FORECAST WATERS THROUGH SAT BEFORE RETREATING EASTWARD. THIS WILL ENABLE A STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE SUN. WINDS TO GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE W OF THE FRONT SUN NIGHT INTO MON. $$ GMZ011-242030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 318 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ013-242030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 318 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ015-242030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 318 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-242030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 318 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W...AND SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. $$ GMZ019-242030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 318 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ021-242030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 318 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-242030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 318 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-242030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 318 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL