000 FZNT24 KNHC 170831 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 331 AM EST THU DEC 17 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. GMZ001-172045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 331 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO WILL REACH FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ THIS MORNING....FROM NEAR NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 25N90W TO 24N92W TO THE SW GULF NEAR 18N94W EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA SW 25N86W TO NEAR OR JUST ALONG THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA AND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18.5N93W FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL THEN EXIT THE SE GULF FRI EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES WILL MOVE FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRI NIGHT TO THE CAROLINAS BY LATE SAT. GENERALLY MODERATE E TO SE WINDS PREVAIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ011-172045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 331 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-172045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 331 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-172045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 331 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-172045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 331 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ019-172045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 331 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .TODAY...S OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING ..THEN SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-172045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 331 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.. .FRI...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ...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 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .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 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 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. $$ GMZ023-172045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 331 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 20N W OF 95W 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT S OF 20N W OF 95W 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 21N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT FAR S PART EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-172045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 331 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...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 NW TO N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. ELSEWHERE...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 9 TO 13 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...NE TO 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE