000 FZNT24 KNHC 091508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1008 AM EST WED DEC 9 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. GMZ001-100315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1008 AM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE FARTHER SE AND AWAY FROM THE GULF REGION EARLY THU AS A LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATER TODAY AND THEN MOVE OVER THE NW BAHAMAS THU. SURFACE RIDGING WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS WITH A SURFACE HIGH EXPECTED TO SETTLE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TODAY MOVING INTO THE NE GULF EARLY FRI. THIS SURFACE RIDGE WILL GIVE THE W GULF SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL INCREASE SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF BY SUN MORNING. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-100315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1008 AM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT LATE IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-100315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1008 AM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 W OF 90W...AND S 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-100315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1008 AM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-100315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1008 AM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-100315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1008 AM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-100315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1008 AM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-100315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1008 AM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-100315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1008 AM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS