000 FZNT24 KNHC 240832 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 332 AM EST SAT DEC 24 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. GMZ001-242045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 332 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP EACH EVENING OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND MOVE W-NW ACROSS THE SW GULF EACH NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE EACH MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FORECAST WATERS THROUGH WED WITH STRONG E WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON SUN. STRONG E WINDS EXPECTED S OF 25N E OF 85W ON MON. $$ GMZ011-242045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 332 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-242045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 332 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-242045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 332 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-242045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 332 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-242045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 332 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-242045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 332 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-242045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 332 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-242045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 332 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY