000 FZNT24 KNHC 220318 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1018 PM EST SAT JAN 21 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. GMZ001-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1018 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF EARLY SUN THROUGH EARLY MON...ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE AREA OF STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE WATERS N OF 22N BOTH E AND W OF THE FRONT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TUE THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-221530- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1018 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-221530- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1018 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...W OF 90W...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT W OF 90W...AND 11 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-221530- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1018 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-221530- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1018 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 96W...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON... SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-221530- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1018 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 24N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT S OF 24N... AND 13 TO 18 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-221530- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1018 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 11 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-221530- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1018 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 21N W OF 95W... SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-221530- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1018 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017 .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING