000 FZNT24 KNHC 200829 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 329 AM EST TUE DEC 20 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. GMZ001-202030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 329 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. GALE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL S OF 22N W OF THE FRONT THROUGH TODAY. A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF WED NIGHT WILL REACH FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO TUXPAN MEXICO THU NIGHT THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-202030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 329 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-202030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 329 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-202030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 329 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-202030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 329 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E 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...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-202030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 329 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-202030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 329 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-202030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 329 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-202030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 329 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LATTO