000 FZNT24 KNHC 181500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 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. GMZ001-190300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1000 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS NW GULF WILL REACH FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO TONIGHT...THEN STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU. $$ GMZ011-190300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1000 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ013-190300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1000 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 .TODAY...W OF 90W...S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W...AND 4 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 90W...AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-190300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1000 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-190300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1000 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TODAY...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 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 TO NE 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ019-190300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1000 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-190300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1000 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-190300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1000 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-190300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1000 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL