000 FZNT24 KNHC 310834 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 334 AM EST THU DEC 31 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. GMZ001-312045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 334 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM PENSACOLA BAY THROUGH 25N94W TO MEXICO NEAR 18N95W. THE SOUTHERN SEGMENT OF THE FRONT WILL REMAIN ALONG 94W TO 95W THROUGH SAT NIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT LATE FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE NORTHERN SEGMENT OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N95W FRI MORNING AND FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO 22N95W SAT MORNING. A WAVE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT SUN NIGHT AND MOVE EASTWARD...WITH THE FRONT STRETCHING FROM FLORIDA BAY THROUGH LOW PRES NEAR 24N87W TO THE SE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING AND MOVING SE OF THE AREA AROUND SUNRISE MON. $$ GMZ011-312045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 334 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-312045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 334 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TODAY...W OF 90W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W...AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-312045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 334 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-312045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 334 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 96W...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-312045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 334 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-312045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 334 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-312045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 334 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-312045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 334 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 SCHAUER