000 FZNT24 KNHC 081336 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 836 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. GMZ001-090145- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 836 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO A 1012 MB LOW PRESSURE JUST E OF COZUMEL MEXICO. THE LOW WILL MOVE E-NE ACROSS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHING THE FRONT SE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...AND INTO 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. $$ GMZ011-090145- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 836 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-090145- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 836 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 2 TO 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 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-090145- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 836 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EARLY... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-090145- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 836 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-090145- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 836 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-090145- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 836 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 85W. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 85W. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 85W. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 85W. .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 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-090145- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 836 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-090145- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 836 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO 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 AGUIRRE