000 FZNT24 KNHC 312043 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 343 PM 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. GMZ001-010845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 343 PM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 27N91W WHERE IT BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY TO 21N95W. THE COLD FRONTAL PORTION WILL CONTINUE E REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO 24N91W ON FRI WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION MEANDERS BETWEEN 94W AND 95W WITH GALE FORCE WINDS DEVELOPING W OF THE FRONT LATE FRI THROUGH SAT EVENING. A REINFORCING NORTHERLY SURGE ON SAT WILL MOVE THE ENTIRE FRONT SE OF THE GULF BY LATE SUN NIGHT. POST FRONTAL HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON AND TUE WITH THE NE FLOW INCREASING TO STRONG ACROSS THE NE GULF ON TUE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ011-010845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 343 PM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-010845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 343 PM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 90W...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-010845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 343 PM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-010845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 343 PM EST THU DEC 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 24N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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 IN NE SWELL. .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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-010845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 343 PM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-010845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 343 PM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 10 TO 15 KT 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-010845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 343 PM EST THU DEC 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT NW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT NEAR 19.5N95.5W EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-010845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 343 PM EST THU DEC 31 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NW TO 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON