000 FZNT24 KNHC 280846 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 346 AM EST MON DEC 28 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. GMZ001-282100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 346 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA TO TUXPAN MEXICO WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING AND RETREATING NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH TUE NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH BY LATE TODAY. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM SARASOTA BAY THROUGH 23N96W TO 19N96W BY FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-282100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 346 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 5 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-282100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 346 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND W SWELL W OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-282100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 346 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-282100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 346 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .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 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ019-282100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 346 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ021-282100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 346 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 5 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 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-282100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 346 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ025-282100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 346 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 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 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER