000 FZNT24 KNHC 272102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 402 PM 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. GMZ001-280900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 402 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST WILL REACH FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY MON...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE 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 THROUGH FRI...WITH VERY STRONG N WINDS POSSIBLE AGAIN IN THE SW GULF FRI. $$ GMZ011-280900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 402 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-280900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 402 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...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...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-280900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 402 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-280900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 402 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ019-280900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 402 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ021-280900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 402 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 .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 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-280900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 402 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW 30 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ025-280900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 402 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE... SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL