000 FZNT24 KNHC 161442 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 942 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. GMZ001-170300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 942 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM NORTHERN CUBA TO 25N95W WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF 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 LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT SUN...AND S OF 25N W OF 94W SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ011-170300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 942 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-170300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 942 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W... AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. W OF 90W...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...W OF 90W...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-170300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 942 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-170300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 942 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .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 20 TO 25 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 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 30 TO 40 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 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-170300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 942 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-170300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 942 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-170300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 942 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ025-170300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 942 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO 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...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL