000 FZNT24 KNHC 062119 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 419 PM 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. GMZ001-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 419 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL RACE SE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT WITH ITS WESTERN END REACHING THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. SUSTAINED GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST TONIGHT AND SAT. EXPECT FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER MUCH THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND SAT AS WELL. 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. $$ GMZ011-070930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 419 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-070930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 419 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-070930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 419 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-070930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 419 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BECOMING 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-070930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 419 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-070930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 419 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-070930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 419 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-070930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 419 PM EST FRI JAN 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...FROM 20N TO 22N BETWEEN 92W AND 94W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN