000 FZNT24 KNHC 030845 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 345 AM EST THU DEC 3 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. GMZ001-032045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 345 AM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO 23N94W TO 18.5N96W WILL REACH FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO 20.5N94W TO 18N94W BY LATE TODAY...THEN STALL FROM FAR SW FLORIDA TO 20.5N94W TO 18N94W FRI THEN BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL PERSIST OFF VERACRUZ THROUGH LATE TODAY. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN STRONG WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN AND REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY LATE MON...WITH GALES AGAIN POSSIBLE OFF VERACRUZ MON. $$ GMZ011-032045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 345 AM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-032045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 345 AM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 TO E 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 IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-032045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 345 AM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-032045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 345 AM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-032045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 345 AM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-032045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 345 AM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-032045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 345 AM EST THU DEC 3 2015 ...GALE WARNING INTO TONIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-032045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 345 AM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 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 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN