000 FZNT24 KNHC 220217 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 917 PM EST MON DEC 21 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. GMZ001-221430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 917 PM EST MON DEC 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WED. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD FROM NW GULF INTO NE WATERS THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST WED AND WILL ENTER THE NW BASIN THROUGH LATE THU WHEN IT LIFTS AND STALLS N OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-221430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 917 PM EST MON DEC 21 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-221430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 917 PM EST MON DEC 21 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-221430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 917 PM EST MON DEC 21 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-221430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 917 PM EST MON DEC 21 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-221430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 917 PM EST MON DEC 21 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-221430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 917 PM EST MON DEC 21 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-221430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 917 PM EST MON DEC 21 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-221430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 917 PM EST MON DEC 21 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS