000 FZNT24 KNHC 172053 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 353 PM EST WED DEC 17 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. GMZ001-180900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 353 PM EST WED DEC 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL FORM OVER SE TEXAS THU NIGHT AND TRACK NE ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN THROUGH SAT NIGHT...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT...AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM CEDAR KEY TO 24N88W SUN. $$ GMZ011-180900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 353 PM EST WED DEC 17 2014 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-180900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 353 PM EST WED DEC 17 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-180900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 353 PM EST WED DEC 17 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-180900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 353 PM EST WED DEC 17 2014 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-180900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 353 PM EST WED DEC 17 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-180900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 353 PM EST WED DEC 17 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-180900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 353 PM EST WED DEC 17 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-180900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 353 PM EST WED DEC 17 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL