000 FZNT24 KNHC 080900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 AM EST TUE DEC 8 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. GMZ001-082100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 400 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO A 1013 MB LOW PRES NEAR 22N85W TO THE NE PORTION OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE LOW PRES WILL MOVE E-NE ACROSS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHING THE FRONT SE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN BY THIS EVENING. A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE SE UNITED STATES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY THU. THESE INCREASING SLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-082100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 400 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-082100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 400 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-082100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 400 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-082100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 400 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S 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...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-082100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 400 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-082100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 400 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-082100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 400 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ025-082100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 400 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR