000 FZNT24 KNHC 052057 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 357 PM 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. GMZ001-060900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 357 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF EARLY FRI MORNING WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT...WITH GALES POSSIBLE MAINLY S OF 24N AND W OF 90W SAT AND SAT NIGHT. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST SUN NIGHT AND MON. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NW GULF TUE. $$ GMZ011-060900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 357 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-060900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 357 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 90W...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 90W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-060900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 357 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-060900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 357 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-060900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 357 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-060900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 357 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S 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...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BECOMING 9 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .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. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-060900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 357 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT AND SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-060900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 357 PM EST THU JAN 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN