000 FZNT24 KNHC 150227 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 927 PM 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. GMZ001-151430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 927 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N90W BECOMES A STATIONARY FRONT TO 22N94W THEN DISSIPATING TO 19N95W. THE FRONT WILL STALL TONIGHT AND RETURN NW AS A WARM FRONT TUE...MOVING TO THE N CENTRAL GULF COAST BY WED. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW GULF EARLY WED...REACHING FROM NEW ORLEANS TO TAMPICO WED NIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW GULF THU NIGHT...AND PASS SE OF THE GULF FRI AFTERNOON. MAINLY FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...BUT NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS...POSSIBLY TO GALE FORCE...ARE EXPECTED IN THE SW GULF LATE THU THROUGH EARLY FRI. $$ GMZ011-151430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 927 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-151430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 927 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-151430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 927 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-151430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 927 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...W OF 96W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-151430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 927 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-151430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 927 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ023-151430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 927 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-151430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 927 PM EST MON DEC 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER