000 FZNT24 KNHC 271448 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 948 AM EST SUN DEC 27 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. GMZ001-280300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 948 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TODAY...REACH FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY MON... THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT INTO EARLY MON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE REMNANT FRONT SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF WED AND THU. $$ GMZ011-280300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 948 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO W WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 5 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-280300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 948 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 .TODAY...W OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT W OF 90W... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND W SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-280300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 948 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-280300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 948 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-280300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 948 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MERGING SE AND N TO NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-280300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 948 AM EST SUN DEC 27 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. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-280300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 948 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE IN E TO SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ025-280300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 948 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TOWARDS EVENING. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN