000 FZNT24 KNHC 170904 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 404 AM EST SUN JAN 17 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. GMZ001-172115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 404 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A 996 MB LOW CENTER NEAR 29N84.5W WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY WILL SHIFT QUICKLY NE AND INLAND AROUND SUNRISE. A SQUALL LINE PRODUCE STRONG TO SEVERE TSTORMS LIES APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 90 NM SE OF THE FRONT AND WILL SHIFT E ACROSS SE PORTIONS THIS MORNING. A BROAD AREA OF GALES OCCURRING BOTH E AND W OF THE FRONT AND LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS ERN PORTIONS THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE BASIN LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN WATERS WED. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS THU. $$ GMZ011-172115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 404 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-172115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 404 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 90W...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-172115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 404 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 50 KT EARLY...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-172115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 404 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-172115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 404 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT 40 TO 50 KT E OF 90W...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-172115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 404 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE... W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 11 TO 16 FT ELSEWHERE. LINES OF SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-172115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 404 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-172115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 404 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING