000 FZNT24 KNHC 301422 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 922 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. GMZ001-310230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 922 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N95W TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL PUSH 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. $$ GMZ011-310230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 922 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-310230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 922 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. $$ GMZ015-310230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 922 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-310230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 922 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...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT E OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE 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. $$ GMZ019-310230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 922 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-310230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 922 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. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-310230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 922 AM EST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-310230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 922 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 IN N SWELL. .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 AL