000 FZNT24 KNHC 180759 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 257 AM EST SUN DEC 18 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. GMZ001-182000- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 257 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL IN THE NW GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ011-182000- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 257 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-182000- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 257 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 .TODAY...W OF 90W...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-182000- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 257 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-182000- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 257 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 96W...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ019-182000- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 257 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N...AND E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-182000- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 257 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...NE TO 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-182000- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 257 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-182000- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 257 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER ERA