000 FZNT24 KNHC 182104 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 404 PM 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. GMZ001-190915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 404 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT...THEN EXIT THE SE GULF SAT MORNING. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SW GULF S OF 21N W OF 94W THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ011-190915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 404 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-190915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 404 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .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 20 TO 25 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...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 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-190915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 404 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-190915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 404 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-190915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 404 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-190915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 404 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 9 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-190915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 404 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-190915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 404 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS