000 FZNT24 KNHC 140858 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 358 AM EST WED DEC 14 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. GMZ001-142100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 358 AM EST WED DEC 14 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO INLAND TEXAS NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE THIS MORNING...FROM JUST N OF TAMPA NEAR 27N90W TO NEAR THE TEXAS/NE BORDER TONIGHT...THEN FROM JUST S OF TAMPA TO NEAR 26N90W AND TO FAR NE MEXICO EARLY ON THU. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE FAR SE GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATER ON THU WHERE IT IS FORECAST TO BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH FRI WHILE DISSIPATING INTO FRI EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF ON SUN. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THIS NEXT COLD FRONT. $$ GMZ011-142100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 358 AM EST WED DEC 14 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 T0 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-142100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 358 AM EST WED DEC 14 2016 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 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 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 NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-142100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 358 AM EST WED DEC 14 2016 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY DENSE FOG FAR N PART IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-142100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 358 AM EST WED DEC 14 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W SUN... .TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT W OF 96W AND N 20 TO 30 KT E OF 96W IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 96W...SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 96W... SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 24N W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT W OF 96W. $$ GMZ019-142100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 358 AM EST WED DEC 14 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-142100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 358 AM EST WED DEC 14 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ GMZ023-142100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 358 AM EST WED DEC 14 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 21N W OF 95W SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W. $$ GMZ025-142100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 358 AM EST WED DEC 14 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 92W. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 92W. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 92W. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 92W. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE