000 FZNT24 KNHC 080849 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 349 AM EST SUN JAN 8 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. GMZ001-082100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 349 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 .SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE FAR SW WATERS WILL END AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF WILL DIMINISH FROM THE W THROUGH TUE WITH FRESH E BREEZE ACROSS THE SE GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU. A FRESH NOCTURNAL BREEZE IS FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE NW WATERS BY MID WEEK. $$ GMZ011-082100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 349 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-082100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 349 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 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. $$ GMZ015-082100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 349 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-082100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 349 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 TO 20 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 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-082100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 349 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-082100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 349 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...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 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 7 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. $$ GMZ023-082100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 349 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W EARLY. SEAS 12 TO 20 KT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-082100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 349 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2017 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON