000 FZNT24 KNHC 181415 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 915 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. GMZ001-190300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 915 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENISULA TONIGHT...THEN EXIT THE SE GULF SAT MORNING. WINDS WILL REACH GALE FORCE TODAY IN THE SW GULF S OF 21N W OF 94W. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ011-190300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 915 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-190300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 915 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 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 15 TO 20 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 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-190300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 915 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-190300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 915 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...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 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-190300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 915 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-190300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 915 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .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 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-190300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 915 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-190300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 915 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E 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...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL