000 FZNT24 KNHC 021420 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 920 AM EST WED DEC 2 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. GMZ001-030300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 920 AM EST WED DEC 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO S OF TAMPICO MEXICO WILL PUSH SE AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THIS 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 BE W OF THE FRONT ALONG MEXICAN COAST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-030300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 920 AM EST WED DEC 2 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-030300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 920 AM EST WED DEC 2 2015 .TODAY...W OF 90W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-030300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 920 AM EST WED DEC 2 2015 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N... SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-030300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 920 AM EST WED DEC 2 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-030300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 920 AM EST WED DEC 2 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. S OF 24N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-030300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 920 AM EST WED DEC 2 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-030300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 920 AM EST WED DEC 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-030300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 920 AM EST WED DEC 2 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 8 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 5 TO 7 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 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL