000 FZNT24 KNHC 070905 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 405 AM EST WED DEC 7 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. GMZ001-072115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 405 AM EST WED DEC 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR FT. MYERS FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD TODAY...REACHING THE CENTRAL GULF BY THURSDAY MORNING WHILE WEAKENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA BY THURSDAY MORNING AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH THE OLD FRONT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOWED THE STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST TO CROSS THE GULF WATERS THU AND THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-072115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 405 AM EST WED DEC 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-072115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 405 AM EST WED DEC 7 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 90W... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-072115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 405 AM EST WED DEC 7 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-072115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 405 AM EST WED DEC 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT W OF 96W...AND NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT S OF 24N W OF 96W EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-072115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 405 AM EST WED DEC 7 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N...AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 24N...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-072115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 405 AM EST WED DEC 7 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-072115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 405 AM EST WED DEC 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-072115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 405 AM EST WED DEC 7 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR