000 FZNT24 KNHC 250337 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1037 PM 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. GMZ001-251330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1037 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION THROUGH SAT...THEN RETREAT EASTWARD SAT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS AND THE SOUTHERN PLAINS APPROACHES THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT...REACH FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY ON MON...THEN BEGIN TO STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 25N90W AND TO WEAK LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TUE. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH FEW POSSIBLE AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS OVER PORTION OF THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT INTO MON. WINDS QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MON INTO TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-251330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1037 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-251330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1037 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-251330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1037 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-251330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1037 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT INTO MON... .OVERNIGHT...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 20 TO 25 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 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-251330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1037 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-251330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1037 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-251330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1037 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-251330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1037 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 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. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE