000 FZNT24 KNHC 072046 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 346 PM 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. GMZ001-080900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 346 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN TO 19N92W WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF THIS EVENING. A LARGE AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS...INCLUDING NEAR STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR SW GULF...ARE ONGOING N OF THE FRONT. 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. $$ GMZ011-080900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 346 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-080900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 346 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO 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 3 TO 5 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 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-080900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 346 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-080900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 346 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 4 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 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-080900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 346 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-080900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 346 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-080900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 346 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .REST OF THE AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-080900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 346 PM EST SAT JAN 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .REST OF THE AFTERNOON...W OF 92W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 TO SE 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN