000 FZNT24 KNHC 070848 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 348 AM EST SAT JAN 7 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. GMZ001-072100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 348 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RACE SE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AROUND SUNSET TODAY. AN AREA OF STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE W CENTRAL GULF WATERS WILL SHIFT SE TO ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF WATERS THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE FROM THE NW BEGINNING THIS EVENING WITH A FRESH E BREEZE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON TUE NIGHT. A FRESH NOCTURNAL BREEZE IS FORECAST ACROSS THE NW GULF BEGINNING TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-072100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 348 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT . SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-072100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 348 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-072100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 348 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-072100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 348 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-072100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 348 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-072100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 348 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT...THEN...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .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 15 TO 20 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. $$ GMZ023-072100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 348 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-072100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 348 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON