000 FZNT24 KNHC 022123 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 423 PM EST MON JAN 2 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. GMZ001-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 423 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WILL CONTINUE E ACROSS THE GULF PASSING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND RETREAT EAST ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL ENABLE A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SAT. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-030930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 423 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-030930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 423 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 .TONIGHT...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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-030930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 423 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-030930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 423 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-030930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 423 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-030930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 423 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN E TO SE SWELL IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-030930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 423 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-030930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 423 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER AL