000 FZNT24 KNHC 031455 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 955 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. GMZ001-040300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 955 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A STALLING COLD FRONT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL MOVE E AGAIN TONIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON WED NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS ON THU NIGHT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SAT AND RACE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON SAT NIGHT. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE FRONT WITH SMALL AREAS OF GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ011-040300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 955 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-040300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 955 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...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...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-040300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 955 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT JUST W OF THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ017-040300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 955 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-040300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 955 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ021-040300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 955 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .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. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-040300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 955 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT ALONG THE COAST SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-040300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 955 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S 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 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON