000 FZNT24 KNHC 251510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 946 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. GMZ001-260300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 946 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION THROUGH SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN...REACH FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY MON...THEN BEGIN TO STALL AND WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE MON. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT INTO MON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-260300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-260300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-260300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-260300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 8 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-260300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-260300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE 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...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 TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-260300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-260300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 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...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL