000 FZNT24 KNHC 092030 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM EST FRI DEC 9 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. GMZ001-100830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL STALL TONIGHT...GRADUALLY WASHING OUT THIS WEEKEND. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE W CENTRAL GULF THIS EVENING...AND IN THE SW GULF BY SAT EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH RETURN FLOW. $$ GMZ011-100830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 330 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-100830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 330 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S 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 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ015-100830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 330 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-100830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 330 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-100830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 330 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-100830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 330 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .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. .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...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 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-100830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 330 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 94W. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-100830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 330 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2016 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT W OF FRONT...AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT...AND VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT NW OF FRONT...AND 5 TO 8 FT SE OF FRONT. 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY