000 FZNT24 KNHC 061444 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 944 AM EST SUN DEC 6 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. GMZ001-070245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 944 AM EST SUN DEC 6 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING W-SW THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO N CENTRAL COAST OF YUCATAN WILL SHIFT W ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND INTO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH MON MORNING BEFORE W PORTION BECOMES DIFFUSE...WHILE E PORTION LINGERS ACROSS STRAITS. THE PRESS GRADIENT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND STRONG HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE E GULF WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT...AND FRESH TO STRONG WINDS NEAR VERACRUZ TONIGHT AND MON. A DRY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N GULF TONIGHT AND MON FOLLOWED BY REINFORCING HIGH PRES...AND PUSH THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SLIGHTLY SE MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...WHERE IT WILL LINGER AND WEAKEN BY WED. $$ GMZ011-070245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 944 AM EST SUN DEC 6 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-070245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 944 AM EST SUN DEC 6 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-070245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 944 AM EST SUN DEC 6 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-070245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 944 AM EST SUN DEC 6 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 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 4 TO 6 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. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-070245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 944 AM EST SUN DEC 6 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-070245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 944 AM EST SUN DEC 6 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-070245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 944 AM EST SUN DEC 6 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-070245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 944 AM EST SUN DEC 6 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING