000 FZNT24 KNHC 172129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 429 PM EST SAT DEC 17 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. GMZ001-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 429 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL IN THE NW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF SUN NIGHT AND STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. GALE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER WESTERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU. $$ GMZ011-180930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 429 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-180930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 429 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF 90W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 90W...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-180930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 429 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-180930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 429 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ019-180930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 429 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-180930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 429 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-180930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 429 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-180930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 429 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL