000 FZNT24 KNHC 260819 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 319 AM EST MON DEC 26 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. GMZ001-262030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 319 AM EST MON DEC 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG E FLOW IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND FRESH SE FLOW OVER THE NW GULF WILL WEAKEN AS RIDGING N OF THE AREA MOVES E. THE WARM MOIST E TO SE FLOW OVER THE NW GULF WILL SUPPORT PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY TUE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF THU...AND REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE SW GULF FRI. $$ GMZ011-262030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 319 AM EST MON DEC 26 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG WITH 3 TO 5 NM VISIBILITY. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG WITH 3 TO 5 NM VISIBILITY. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-262030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 319 AM EST MON DEC 26 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG WITH 3 TO 5 NM VISIBILITY W OF 90W. .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 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-262030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 319 AM EST MON DEC 26 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-262030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 319 AM EST MON DEC 26 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-262030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 319 AM EST MON DEC 26 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-262030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 319 AM EST MON DEC 26 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-262030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 319 AM EST MON DEC 26 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-262030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 319 AM EST MON DEC 26 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN