000 FZNT24 KNHC 160223 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 923 PM 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. GMZ001-161430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 923 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL LIFT N TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS WED MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THU MORNING...THEN FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL PUSH 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. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH BY LATE SUN AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS INTO THE CAROLINAS. $$ GMZ011-161430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 923 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-161430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 923 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-161430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 923 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-161430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 923 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 96W...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN... SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-161430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 923 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-161430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 923 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-161430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 923 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING THU... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT AND FRI... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-161430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 923 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN