000 FZNT24 KNHC 051533 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1033 AM EST THU JAN 5 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. GMZ001-060345- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1033 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF EARLY FRI MORNING WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT...WITH GALES POSSIBLE MAINLY S OF 24N AND W OF 90W SAT AND SAT NIGHT. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ GMZ011-060345- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1033 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-060345- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1033 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 90W...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW...THEN... BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-060345- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1033 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-060345- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1033 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W OF 96W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 96W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-060345- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1033 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E...THEN...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-060345- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1033 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-060345- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1033 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT...THEN...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-060345- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1033 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT W OF 90W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS