000 FZNT24 KNHC 290902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 402 AM EST THU DEC 29 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. GMZ001-292115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 402 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TODAY AND FRIDAY. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP IN THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF SAT AND SUN...AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON. $$ GMZ011-292115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 402 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-292115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 402 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S 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. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-292115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 402 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 .TODAY...S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-292115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 402 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 96W...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT W OF 96W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 96W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-292115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 402 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 24N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-292115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 402 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...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...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .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 4 TO 6 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-292115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 402 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-292115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 402 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN