000 FZNT24 KNHC 051441 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 941 AM EST SAT DEC 5 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. GMZ001-060245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 941 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT PERSISTS FROM JUST S OF FLORIDA KEYS THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND STRONG HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL SUPPORT AN AREA OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS E OF 90W THROUGH EARLY SUN. FRONT TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT NW TONIGHT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E AND WEAKENS ACROSS BASIN. A SECOND PUSH OF COLD AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE BASIN MON FROM NW TO SE...AND PUSH THE FRONTAL REMNANTS SE ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN TUE AND WED. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS MAY DEVELOP NEAR VERACRUZ ON MON. $$ GMZ011-060245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 941 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-060245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 941 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-060245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 941 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-060245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 941 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N 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. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-060245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 941 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-060245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 941 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SE OF FRONT...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-060245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 941 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-060245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 941 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING