000 FZNT24 KNHC 020301 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 PM EST TUE DEC 1 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. GMZ001-021500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1001 PM EST TUE DEC 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N96W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY SW TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY THIS EVENING WILL GET A STRONGER PUSH OF COLD AIR TO REINFORCING IT EARLY ON WED. THIS WILL PUSH THE FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY WED EVENING....FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AFTERNOON...THEN STALL FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI THROUGH SUN. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-021500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1001 PM EST TUE DEC 1 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-021500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1001 PM EST TUE DEC 1 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-021500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1001 PM EST TUE DEC 1 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAINS WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-021500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1001 PM EST TUE DEC 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING FROM 22N TO 23N W OF 96W WED NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT FROM 22N TO 23N W OF 96W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT FROM 22N TO 23N W OF 96W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-021500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1001 PM EST TUE DEC 1 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S OF 24N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE ...AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-021500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1001 PM EST TUE DEC 1 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO S LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-021500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1001 PM EST TUE DEC 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 96W WED NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 21N W OF 95W THU AND THU NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 96W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 21N W OF 96W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT S OF 20N W OF 95W EARLY SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-021500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1001 PM EST TUE DEC 1 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE... NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE