000 FZNT24 KNHC 040830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM EST WED JAN 4 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. GMZ001-042100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .SYNOPSIS...REINFORCING COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE NW GULF WILL CATCH UP WITH A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT LATER TODAY. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS THU NIGHT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN PUSH SE OF THE AREA SUN. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE FRONT...WITH SMALL AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ011-042100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 330 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-042100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 330 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-042100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 330 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-042100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 330 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-042100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 330 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-042100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 330 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-042100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 330 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-042100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 330 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...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 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL