000 FZNT24 KNHC 302043 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 343 PM 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. GMZ001-310845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 343 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 26N94W TO 22N94W. THE SOUTHERN SEGMENT OF THE FRONT WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 94W. THE NORTHERN SEGMENT OF THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT...REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO 24N93W TO 18N93W ON SAT INTO EARLY SUN...AND FROM FLORIDA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN ON SUN NIGHT...FINALLY MOVING SE OF THE GULF ON MON. GALE WARNING EXPECTED IN THE W CENTRAL GULF ON FRI AND POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SW GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-310845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 343 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-310845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 343 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND E 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 90W...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-310845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 343 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-310845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 343 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 96W...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT ACROSS WATERS S OF 24N W OF 97W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N TO 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 IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-310845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 343 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-310845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 343 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .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 5 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 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...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-310845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 343 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-310845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 343 PM EST WED DEC 30 2015 .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. 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 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. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON