000 FZNT24 KNHC 061444 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 944 AM EST FRI JAN 6 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. GMZ001-070245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 944 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...AND RACE SE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT WITH ITS TAIL END REACHING THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT TODAY EXCEPT GALE CONDITIONS FORECAST ACROSS THE SW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SAT EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE FROM THE NW BEGINNING LATE SAT...WITH A FRESH E BREEZE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON TUE NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW EXPECTED BRIEFLY ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON TUE. $$ GMZ011-070245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 944 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-070245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 944 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 .TODAY...W OF 90W...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .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 7 TO 10 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 5 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 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-070245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 944 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-070245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 944 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .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 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-070245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 944 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-070245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 944 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 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 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. $$ GMZ023-070245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 944 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-070245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 944 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 RAMOS