000 FZNT24 KNHC 171515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1015 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. GMZ001-180300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1015 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...FROM TAMPA BAY TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING... THEN EXIT THE SE GULF FRI NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE S OF 20N W OF 94W FRI MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS EASTWARD. MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ011-180300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1015 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-180300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1015 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W... AND 3 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-180300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1015 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-180300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1015 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-180300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1015 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .TODAY...S OF 24N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-180300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1015 AM EST THU DEC 17 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 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-180300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1015 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-180300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1015 AM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL