000 FZNT24 KNHC 090922 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 353 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 CORRECTED GMZ023 TODAY PERIOD 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. GMZ001-092100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 353 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO 25N88W TO 24N94W AND S TO 21N95W TO INLAND VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND STRONG HIGH PRES TO ITS N BUILDING EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA IS RESULTING IN STRONG N TO NE WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF PORTIONS WITH MAINLY SUSTAINED NW TO N WINDS IN W CENTRAL AND SW GULF PORTIONS. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S TO ALONG A POSITION FROM THE NEAR FLORIDA KEYS TO 24N85W ...AND STALL TO 22N92W S TO NEAR 18.5N92W BY EARLY TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE SW GULF TONIGHT. THESE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ON SAT AND SAT NIGHT ALONG WITH THE SEAS SLOW TO SUBSIDE AS THE FRONT SAGS S AS A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT...AND THE STRONG HIGH PRES SLIDES E WHILE WEAKENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF TUE.. $$ GMZ011-092100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 353 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TILL LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TILL LATE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-092100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 353 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING W OF 93W TILL LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT WITH GUSTS TO GALE W OF 93W TILL LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 89W. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 89W. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S 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 TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-092100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 353 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-092100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 353 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 35 TO 45 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-092100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 353 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING NW PART... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE NW PART IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-092100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 353 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 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 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-092100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- CORRECTED 353 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT...BUILDING TO 15 TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON....AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-092100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 353 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE