000 FZNT24 KNHC 180846 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 346 AM EST FRI DEC 18 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. GMZ001-182100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 346 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL EXIT THE SE GULF SAT MORNING. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL REACH GALE FORCE TODAY OVER THE SW WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND PREVAIL THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ011-182100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 346 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-182100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 346 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-182100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 346 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-182100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 346 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-182100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 346 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-182100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 346 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 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 6 TO 8 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-182100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 346 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-182100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 346 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 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 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL