000 FZNT24 KNHC 041446 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 946 AM EST FRI DEC 4 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. GMZ001-050300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 946 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE YUCATAN THROUGH LATE SAT WHILE DRIFTING SE ACROSS THE STRAITS TO NEAR THE NW COAST OF CUBA. FRONT TO THEN MEANDER SUN BEFORE DRIFTING NW MON AND BECOME DIFFUSE. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF TODAY THROUGH SUN. A WEAK 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 BEFORE RAPIDLY DECREASING TUE. $$ GMZ011-050300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-050300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-050300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-050300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-050300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-050300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2015 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-050300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-050300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 946 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .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 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING