000 FZNT24 KNHC 050830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM EST THU JAN 5 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. GMZ001-052100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO 21N93W WILL STALL AND WEAKEN NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATER TDAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF FRI MORNING WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT...WITH GALES POSSIBLE MAINLY S OF 24N AND W OF 91W SAT AND SAT NIGHT. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ GMZ011-052100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 330 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-052100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 330 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...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...W OF 90W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .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. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-052100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 330 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-052100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 330 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-052100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 330 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-052100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 330 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-052100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 330 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-052100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 330 AM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 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...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL