000 FZNT24 KNHC 030854 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 354 AM EST TUE JAN 3 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. GMZ001-032100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 354 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NEW ORLEANS TO 27N92W WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NE GULF THROUGH WED. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING N OF THE AREA WILL PUSH THE FRONT INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THU...WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT RACING INTO THE NW GULF SAT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT. STRONG N WINDS AND HIGH SEAS ARE LIKELY W OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-032100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 354 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-032100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 354 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ015-032100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 354 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ017-032100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 354 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BECOMING 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-032100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 354 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ021-032100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 354 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-032100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 354 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$ GMZ025-032100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 354 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL