000 FZNT24 KNHC 180300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 PM 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. GMZ001-181500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1000 PM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AFTERNOON...THEN WILL EXIT THE SE GULF SAT MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE S OF 20N W OF 94W FRI MORNING THROUGH SAT MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SUN AS HIGH PRES N OF THE BASIN SHIFTS EAST TO NORTHEAST. MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ011-181500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1000 PM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-181500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1000 PM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-181500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1000 PM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-181500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1000 PM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-181500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1000 PM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-181500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1000 PM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...E 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. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-181500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1000 PM EST THU DEC 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-181500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1000 PM EST THU DEC 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS