000 FZNT24 KNHC 070232 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 932 PM EST TUE DEC 6 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. GMZ001-071445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 932 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE GULF HAS STALLED ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FROM 18.5N95N TO 23N90W...THEN CONTINUES NE TO JUST N OF TAMPA BAY. THE E HALF OF FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE OVERNIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR 23N90W TO NAPLES FLORIDA WED MORNING...THEN DRIFT N TO ALONG 25N AND WEAKEN BY THU MORNING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF THU MORNING AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH THE OLD FRONT...AND PRODUCE STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS THU EVENING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-071445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 932 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2016 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-071445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 932 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-071445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 932 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-071445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 932 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-071445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 932 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-071445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 932 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-071445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 932 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-071445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 932 PM EST TUE DEC 6 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING