000 FZNT24 KNHC 071437 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 937 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. GMZ001-080245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 937 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RACE SE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF HIS EVENING. 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 N CENTRAL AND NE WATERS THROUGH PORTIONS OF THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$ GMZ011-080245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 937 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT SE PART 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL SE PART .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-080245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 937 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TILL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E PART. .TONIGHT...N TO 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 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NE SWELL SE PART. .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. $$ GMZ015-080245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 937 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-080245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 937 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .TODAY...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 23N. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 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. $$ GMZ019-080245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 937 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-080245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 937 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 .TODAY...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 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART EARLY. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. $$ GMZ023-080245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 937 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT S OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-080245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 937 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING W OF 93W... .TODAY...W OF 93W...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR E PART IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE E OF 92W. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE E OF 92W. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 AGUIRRE