000 FZNT24 KNHC 250908 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 408 AM EST FRI DEC 25 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. GMZ001-252115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 408 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION THROUGH SAT...THEN RETREAT EASTWARD AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN AFTERNOON...REACH FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY MON...THEN BEGIN TO STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH 25N90W TO WEAK LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH 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. $$ GMZ011-252115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-252115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-252115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-252115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT....EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-252115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-252115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-252115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 5 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-252115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 408 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER