000 FZNT24 KNHC 041401 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 901 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. GMZ001-050215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 901 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM ST PETERSBURG SW ACROSS THE GULF TO A TAIL END AT THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO N OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY THU MORNING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRIDAY MORNING...THEN PUSH SE OF THE AREA SUN MORNING. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE FRONT...EXCEPT IN THE SW GULF WHERE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP. $$ GMZ011-050215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 901 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-050215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 901 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...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. 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. $$ GMZ015-050215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 901 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-050215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 901 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 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. $$ GMZ019-050215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 901 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-050215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 901 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. $$ GMZ023-050215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 901 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-050215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 901 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...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 5 TO 10 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 RAMOS