000 FZNT24 KNHC 311425 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 925 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. GMZ001-010230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 925 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH 25N94W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. 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. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N95W FRI MORNING...FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO 22N95W SAT MORNING...FROM THE FLORIDA BAY TO 24N87W TO THE SE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA EARLY MON. $$ GMZ011-010230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 925 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-010230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 925 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 TOWARDS EVENING. 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. $$ GMZ015-010230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 925 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-010230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 925 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .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...W OF 96W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 96W TO NE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 96W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 96W 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...W OF 96W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 96W 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. $$ GMZ019-010230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 925 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-010230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 925 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 4 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 TO 4 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 IN N SWELL. .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 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-010230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 925 AM EST THU DEC 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-010230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 925 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 N SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N 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 AL