000 FZNT24 KNHC 290225 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 925 PM EST WED DEC 28 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. GMZ001-291430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 925 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW TO N 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 THU NIGHT INTO EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALONG 31N THROUGH SAT NIGHT ALLOWING FOR FRESH SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP IN THE FAR WESTERN GULF. THESE WINDS SHIFT TO THE N CENTRAL GULF ON SUN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS. THIS NEXT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE NW GULF ON MON AND MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-291430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 925 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N E OF 96W AND TO 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-291430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 925 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-291430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 925 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-291430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 925 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT W OF 96W. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT W OF 96W. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N W OF 96W EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...SE TO S 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...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-291430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 925 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-291430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 925 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-291430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 925 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE EXCEPT N 30 TO 35 KT N OF 22N W OF 96W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT N OF 22N W OF 96W. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT W OF 96W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 13 FT W OF 96W. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 96W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT W OF 96W. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-291430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 925 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE