000 FZNT24 KNHC 160838 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 338 AM EST WED DEC 16 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. GMZ001-162045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 338 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONT FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA 28N90W TO INLAND CENTRAL TEXAS WILL LIFT N OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING...FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ EARLY THU...FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA TO 25N90W TO 19N94W EARLY THU EVENING...FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY FRI...AND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NW CUBA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY FRI EVENING. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE SE OF THE GULF...AND ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN DURING FRI NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF WITH MODERATE TO STRONG NLY WINDS...AND WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE OVER A PORTION OF THE SW GULF BEGINNING LATE THU AFTERNOON OR EVENING INTO FRI. THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E JUST N OF THE GULF THROUGH SAT...AND NE TO THE CAROLINAS ON SUN ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH. $$ GMZ011-162045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 338 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-162045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 338 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW 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 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-162045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 338 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-162045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 338 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .TODAY...W OF 96W...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 96W...AND NW TO N 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-162045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 338 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-162045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 338 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL W OF 85W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 85W. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-162045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 338 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 21N W OF 95W THU NIGHT INTO FRI... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 T0 10 FT W OF 95W. .THU NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EARLY...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-162045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 338 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. W OF 92W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE