000 FZNT24 KNHC 072116 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 PM EST MON DEC 7 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. GMZ001-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 416 PM EST MON DEC 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS...AN OLD STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA KEYS NEAR 25N80W TO 24N86W THEN SW TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA. THIS FRONT WILL MEANDER OVER SE GULF WATERS AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT WITH HIGH PRES BEHIND REINFORCING THE PRES GRADIENT ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALSO PUSH THE STATIONARY FRONT SE AND ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AND INTO FAR NW CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT AND WED. HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL DOMINATE THE GULF DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD...WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE NW GULF BY THU. $$ GMZ011-080930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 416 PM EST MON DEC 7 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ013-080930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 416 PM EST MON DEC 7 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 90W...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-080930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 416 PM EST MON DEC 7 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-080930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 416 PM EST MON DEC 7 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-080930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 416 PM EST MON DEC 7 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-080930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 416 PM EST MON DEC 7 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-080930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 416 PM EST MON DEC 7 2015 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-080930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 416 PM EST MON DEC 7 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER PAW