000 FZNT24 KNHC 151434 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 934 AM EST TUE DEC 15 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. GMZ001-160245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 934 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N83W TO 26N87W TO 25N94W. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NW-N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF BY WED AFTERNOON REACHING FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THU MORNING THEN FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI MORNING AND PUSHING SE OF THE BASIN FRI NIGHT WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND IT THROUGH SAT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ THU NIGHT INTO FRI. $$ GMZ011-160245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 934 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-160245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 934 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-160245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 934 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-160245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 934 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 96W...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BEHIND FRONT...THEN...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 96W. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-160245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 934 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-160245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 934 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ023-160245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 934 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 20N W OF 95W THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 20N W OF 95W. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 20N W OF 95W EARLY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-160245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 934 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY