000 FZNT24 KNHC 180259 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 959 PM EST TUE JAN 17 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. GMZ001-181500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 959 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THU SUPPORTING MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS. A COLD FRONT ACCOMPANIED BY TSTMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU...DISSIPATING OVER THE NE WATERS BY FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. $$ GMZ011-181500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 959 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-181500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 959 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-181500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 959 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ017-181500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 959 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-181500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 959 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-181500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 959 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ023-181500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 959 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-181500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 959 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS