000 FZNT24 KNHC 160828 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 328 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 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. GMZ001-162030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 328 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N88W. THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY FROM 23N88W TO E MEXICO. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NW GULF FROM FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF BY EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF SUN NIGHT AND STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THIS FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ011-162030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 328 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... BECOMING 11 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ013-162030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 328 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-162030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 328 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-162030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 328 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S 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 TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-162030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 328 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-162030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 328 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-162030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 328 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ025-162030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 328 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER ERA