000 FZNT24 KNHC 090303 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1003 PM 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. GMZ001-091515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1003 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA KEYS THROUGH THE E YUCATAN CHANNEL TO A LOW IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA. THE LOW WILL MOVE E-NE ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHING THE FRONT EAST OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE SE UNITED STATES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS WITH A SURFACE HIGH EXPECTED TO SETTLE OVER THE NW GULF WED MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT. THIS SURFACE RIDGE WILL GIVE THE W GULF SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL INCREASE BRIEFLY SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF SUN MORNING AND REACHING THE NE GULF TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-091515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1003 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-091515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1003 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S 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 TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-091515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1003 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-091515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1003 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-091515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1003 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-091515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1003 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .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...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 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-091515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1003 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OVER VERACRUZ MEXICO...AND N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-091515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1003 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E 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 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 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 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER PAW