000 FZNT24 KNHC 100913 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 413 AM EST SAT DEC 10 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. GMZ001-102115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 413 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NW CUBA SW TO ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA AND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR SW WATERS WILL DIMINISH BY SAT EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO BE WEAK AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WED. $$ GMZ011-102115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 413 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-102115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 413 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...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 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 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 LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-102115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 413 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 28N. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-102115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 413 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-102115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 413 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-102115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 413 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-102115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 413 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-102115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 413 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ISOLATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E TO 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 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE