000 FZNT24 KNHC 132136 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 436 PM EST TUE DEC 13 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. GMZ001-140945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 436 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF TONIGHT... REACH FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO S TEXAS EARLY WED...FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE EARLY THU BEFORE STALLING FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO S TEXAS BY EARLY FRI AND BECOMING DIFFUSE SAT. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF FRI AND SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE GULF WATERS SUN. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-140945- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 436 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ013-140945- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 436 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-140945- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 436 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-140945- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 436 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W AND 20 TO 30 KT E OF 96W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ019-140945- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 436 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-140945- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 436 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-140945- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 436 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ025-140945- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 436 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL