000 FZNT24 KNHC 032041 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 341 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 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. GMZ001-040845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 341 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .SYNOPSIS...THE EASTERN PORTION OF A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 27N90W THEN STATIONARY TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL MOVE SE TONIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON WED NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS ON THU NIGHT... REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SAT THEN RACING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON SAT NIGHT. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE FRONT WITH SMALL AREAS OF GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ011-040845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 341 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-040845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 341 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-040845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 341 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ017-040845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 341 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... BECOMING 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-040845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 341 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-040845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 341 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-040845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 341 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT INTO SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-040845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 341 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER LATTO