000 FZNT24 KNHC 040226 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 926 PM 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. GMZ001-041430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 926 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO MEXICO WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE TROUGH AS THEY NEAR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THU NIGHT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN RACE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP W OF THIS FRONT WITH SMALL AREAS OF GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ011-041430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 926 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-041430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 926 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .OVERNIGHT...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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN N TO NE SWELL IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-041430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 926 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT LATE IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ017-041430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 926 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 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 TO S 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-041430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 926 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-041430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 926 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT LATE IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-041430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 926 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT INTO SAT NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-041430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 926 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER LATTO