000 FZNT24 KNHC 151451 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 951 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. GMZ001-160300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 951 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR 28N82W TO 26N87W TO 25N94W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO 25N96W AND INLAND MEXICO NEAR 23N98W. 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 IN 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 YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THIS NEXT COLD FRONT SUN THROUGH LATE ON MON. $$ GMZ011-160300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 951 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-160300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 951 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-160300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 951 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT TOWARDS EVENING. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-160300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 951 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ019-160300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 951 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 .TODAY...S OF 24N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-160300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 951 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 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-160300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 951 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 21N W OF 96W SUN NIGHT INTO MON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT...THEN...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS LATE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 96W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT S OF 21N W OF 96W. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 96W DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT S OF 21N W OF 96W. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NE PART. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT N OF 21N. $$ GMZ025-160300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 951 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER MT