000 FZNT24 KNHC 300900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 AM EST WED DEC 30 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. GMZ001-302100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 400 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A PUSH OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TODAY. THIS AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY STRETCHED FROM PENSACOLA BAY THROUGH 23N95W TO TAMPICO MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION REMAINS W OF 94W. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM NAPLES FLORIDA THROUGH 24N93W TO 18N93W SAT INTO EARLY SUN BEFORE MOVING FROM FLORIDA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN SUN NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-302100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 400 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-302100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 400 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-302100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 400 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-302100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 400 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 96W...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 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 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-302100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 400 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-302100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 400 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-302100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 400 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 95W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-302100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 400 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER