000 FZNT24 KNHC 300222 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 918 PM 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. GMZ001-301430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 918 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RETREAT NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WED THROUGH SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM MISSISSIPPI TO 24N95W WED MORNING...FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO MEXICO TO 18N94W THU MORNING...FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH 23N96W TO 18N94W FRI MORNING...FROM SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH 23N95W TO 18N93W SAT MORNING...AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO 23N89W TO 18N92W SUN MORNING. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-301430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 918 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-301430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 918 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W... AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-301430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 918 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-301430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 918 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-301430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 918 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-301430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 918 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-301430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 918 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-301430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 918 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AL