000 FZNT24 KNHC 161452 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 952 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. GMZ001-170300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 952 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL EXTEND FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO 30N92W TO TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING THEN FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THU MORNING THEN FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 18N93W FRI MORNING PUSHING SE OF THE BASIN FRI EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN...EXCEPT GALE FORCE OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE FROM THE S MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRI NIGHT TO OVER THE CAROLINAS THIS WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR RETURN FLOW BY SUN. $$ GMZ011-170300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 952 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .TODAY...E OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. PATCHY FOG AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-170300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 952 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 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 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 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-170300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 952 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT...AND NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-170300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 952 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .TODAY...W OF 96W...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 9 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 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-170300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 952 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-170300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 952 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-170300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 952 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON...AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W...AND N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-170300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 952 AM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E OF FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 30 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 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY