000 FZNT24 KNHC 171517 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1017 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. GMZ001-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1017 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE SE WATERS WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN WATERS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$ GMZ011-180330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1017 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-180330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1017 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TOWARDS EVENING. W OF 90W...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TOWARDS EVENING. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .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 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 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. $$ GMZ015-180330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1017 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-180330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1017 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. $$ GMZ019-180330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1017 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-180330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1017 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE... W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .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 5 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. $$ GMZ023-180330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1017 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-180330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1017 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 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 IN NW TO N SWELL 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 AL