000 FZNT24 KNHC 150910 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 410 AM EST THU DEC 15 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. GMZ001-152115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 410 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA SW TO 28N86W TO 26N90W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO INLAND MEXICO TO NEAR TAMPICO. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. 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. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF SUN NIGHT AND FROM N FLORIDA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THIS NEXT COLD FRONT SUN THROUGH LATE ON MON. $$ GMZ011-152115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 410 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-152115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 410 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...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 TO E 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. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-152115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 410 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-152115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 410 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W SUN AFTERNOON AND SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT W OF 96W IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 96W IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 96W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT S OF 24N OF 96W. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 23N W OF 96W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT S OF 23N W OF 96W. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ019-152115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 410 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ021-152115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 410 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 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 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .SUN...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. .SUN NIGHT...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. .MON...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 .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ GMZ023-152115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 410 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 21N W OF 96W SUN NIGHT INTO MON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 96W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT S OF 21N W OF 96W. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 96W DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT S OF 21N W OF 96W. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NE PART. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT N OF 21N. $$ GMZ025-152115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 410 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .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 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE