000 FZNT24 KNHC 272105 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 405 PM EST TUE DEC 27 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. GMZ001-280915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 405 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG E WINDS IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT E... ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH. WARM MOIST SE WINDS OVER THE NW GULF WILL PROVIDE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR PATCHY FOG IN THE FAR WESTERN AND N CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. STRONG NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW GULF ON THU. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF BY EARLY ON FRI. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALONG 31N THROUGH SAT NIGHT ALLOWING FOR MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP IN THE FAR WESTERN GULF. THESE WINDS SHIFT TO N CENTRAL GULF ON SUN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS AND APPROACHES THE NW GULF. $$ GMZ011-280915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 405 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG FAR W PART. .WED...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG FAR W PART EARLY. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-280915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 405 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG EARLY. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-280915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 405 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S OF 27N...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-280915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 405 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W FRI... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT W OF 96W. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-280915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 405 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-280915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 405 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-280915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 405 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-280915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 405 PM EST TUE DEC 27 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE