000 FZNT24 KNHC 140836 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 336 AM EST MON DEC 14 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. GMZ001-142045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 336 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO 25N92W TO VERACRUZ WILL WEAKEN...AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO CENTRAL GULF TUE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW GULF LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED MORNING...REACH FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ WED NIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR NW TO N GALE FORCE WINDS S OF 22N THU NIGHT WHILE FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS WILL BE PRESENT ELSEWHERE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-142045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 336 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-142045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 336 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-142045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 336 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-142045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 336 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-142045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 336 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-142045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 336 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-142045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 336 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-142045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 336 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE