000 FZNT24 KNHC 042137 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 437 PM 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. GMZ001-050945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 437 PM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM S FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THU. THE WESTERN HALF OF A SECOND FRONT FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE WILL STALL AND LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT OVER THE NW GULF AS THE EASTERN HALF SAGS S AND STALLS OVER S FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF. THIS FRONT WILL LIFT N THROUGH LATE THU AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF EARLY FRI MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT SWEEPS THE SE GULF BY LATE SAT...WITH WINDS TO GALE FORCE OFF THE MEXICAN COAST FROM TAMPICO TO VERACRUZ SAT INTO SUN. $$ GMZ011-050945- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 437 PM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-050945- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 437 PM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...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 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 90W...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-050945- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 437 PM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-050945- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 437 PM EST WED JAN 4 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...FROM 22N TO 23N W OF 97W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-050945- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 437 PM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ021-050945- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 437 PM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-050945- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 437 PM EST WED JAN 4 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT AND SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-050945- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 437 PM EST WED JAN 4 2017 .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 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN