000 FZNT24 KNHC 190758 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 258 AM EST MON DEC 19 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. GMZ001-192000- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 258 AM EST MON DEC 19 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. GALE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH TUE. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU. THIS FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO TUXPAN MEXICO THU NIGHT AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF GALE FORCE WINDS WEST OF THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WATERS ONCE AGAIN. $$ GMZ011-192000- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 258 AM EST MON DEC 19 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-192000- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 258 AM EST MON DEC 19 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-192000- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 258 AM EST MON DEC 19 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-192000- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 258 AM EST MON DEC 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-192000- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 258 AM EST MON DEC 19 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-192000- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 258 AM EST MON DEC 19 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-192000- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 258 AM EST MON DEC 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-192000- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 258 AM EST MON DEC 19 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER ERA