000 FZNT24 KNHC 082130 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST THU DEC 8 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. GMZ001-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM EST THU DEC 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR 26N94W TO TUXPAN MEXICO LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL RACE S ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST AT 20 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THIS FRONT THROUGH LATE FRI AS THE FRONT REACHES TO ALONG 23N ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF AND THEN SW INTO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH VERY SLOWLY SAT AND SAT NIGHT ACROSS THE SW GULF AS THE FRONT SINKS S TO THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA AND CHANNEL. THE NEXT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS MON. $$ GMZ011-090930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 430 PM EST THU DEC 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-090930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 430 PM EST THU DEC 8 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT W OF 90W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT W OF 90W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-090930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 430 PM EST THU DEC 8 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-090930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 430 PM EST THU DEC 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT W OF 96W... AND 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E 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 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-090930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 430 PM EST THU DEC 8 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 24N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N...AND 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT S OF 24N... AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-090930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 430 PM EST THU DEC 8 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-090930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 430 PM EST THU DEC 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-090930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 430 PM EST THU DEC 8 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 15 TO 20KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING