000 FZNT24 KNHC 291501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 AM EST TUE DEC 29 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. GMZ001-300315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1001 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL WEAKEN AND RETREAT NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WED THROUGH SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BILOXI MISSISSIPPI TO 24N95W WED MORNING...FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO MEXICO TO 18N94W THU MORNING...FROM TAMPA BAY THROUGH 23N96W TO 18N94W FRI MORNING...AND FROM NAPLES FLORIDA THROUGH 23N95W TO 18N93W SAT MORNING. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-300315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1001 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-300315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1001 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W OF 90W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-300315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1001 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-300315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT....EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST S OF 24N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-300315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1001 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ021-300315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1001 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-300315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT AND SAT EVENING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT....EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT....EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ025-300315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1001 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN