000 FZNT24 KNHC 190236 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 936 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. GMZ001-191445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN WATERS EARLY SAT. ON SAT NIGHT THE TAIL OF THE FRONT WILL RETROGRADE INTO THE SE GULF AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE SUN WHEN IT WILL START DISSIPATING. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE SW BASIN THROUGH EARLY SAT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL COVER MOST OF EASTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY MON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ011-191445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-191445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-191445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-191445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-191445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-191445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 9 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-191445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-191445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 936 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E 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 10 TO 15 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. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS