000 FZNT24 KNHC 092118 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 418 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 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. GMZ001-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 418 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE SE WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE MOVE S OF THE AREA AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN SHIFT EASTWARD FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF LATE THU THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-100930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 418 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-100930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 418 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-100930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 418 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-100930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 418 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-100930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 418 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-100930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 418 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-100930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 418 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-100930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 418 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING