000 FZNT24 KNHC 012104 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 404 PM EST SUN JAN 1 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. GMZ001-020915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 404 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2017 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON WHEN STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BRIEFLY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TUE. A REINFORCING FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF WED AND MOVES RAPIDLY SE AND EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE THU AND CLEARS THE GULF BY LATE FRI. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS ON THU. $$ GMZ011-020915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 404 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2017 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-020915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 404 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2017 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-020915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 404 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-020915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 404 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2017 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 96W IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-020915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 404 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-020915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 404 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-020915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 404 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-020915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 404 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB