000 FZNT24 KNHC 170225 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 925 PM 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. GMZ001-171430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 925 PM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO WILL REACH FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THU...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI...BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE REGION EARLY SAT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN...REACHING GALE FORCE OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES WILL MOVE FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRI NIGHT TO THE CAROLINAS. GENERALLY MODERATE E TO SE WINDS PREVAIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ011-171430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 925 PM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-171430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 925 PM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-171430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 925 PM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-171430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 925 PM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 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 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .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. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-171430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 925 PM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S OF 24N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN...SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-171430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 925 PM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... SHIFTING TO N EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 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 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-171430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 925 PM EST WED DEC 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING THU NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-171430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 925 PM EST WED DEC 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 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 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN