000 FZNT24 KNHC 100250 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 950 PM 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. GMZ001-101500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 950 PM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE NE GULF THROUGH FRI. FRESH TO STRONG S-SE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI AND SAT...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT REACHING THE TEXAS COAST SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL RACE EASTWARD TO EXTEND FROM NEW ORLEANS TO TAMPICO MEXICO SUN NIGHT...FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON...AND FROM S FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED SUN NW OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-101500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 950 PM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-101500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 950 PM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 90W...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-101500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 950 PM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-101500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 950 PM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .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 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-101500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 950 PM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-101500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 950 PM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 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...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-101500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 950 PM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-101500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 950 PM EST WED DEC 9 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL