000 FZNT24 KNHC 032127 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 427 PM 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. GMZ001-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 427 PM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 20N94W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TO MEXICO NEAR 18N93W. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM FAR SW FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL PERSIST OFF VERACRUZ THROUGH LATE TODAY. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO 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 GALE FORCE WINDS AGAIN POSSIBLE OFF VERACRUZ MON AND MON NIGHT BEFORE RAPIDLY DECREASING TUE. $$ GMZ011-040930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 427 PM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN E SWELL IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-040930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 427 PM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-040930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 427 PM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-040930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 427 PM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-040930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 427 PM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-040930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 427 PM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-040930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 427 PM EST THU DEC 3 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-040930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 427 PM EST THU DEC 3 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 5 TO 7 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. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER PAW