000 FZNT24 KNHC 162048 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 348 PM EST MON JAN 16 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. GMZ001-170900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 348 PM EST MON JAN 16 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD SUPPORTING MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG E TO SE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT NIGHT OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CLIP THE NW GULF TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WED MORNING...THEN WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS BY THU MORNING...MOVE SE ACROSS THIS REGION OF THE BASIN THROUGH FRI MORNING AND THEN N OF THE AREA DURING THE REMAINING FORECAST PERIOD. $$ GMZ011-170900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 348 PM EST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-170900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 348 PM EST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-170900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 348 PM EST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-170900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 348 PM EST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W...AND SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-170900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 348 PM EST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-170900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 348 PM EST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-170900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 348 PM EST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-170900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 348 PM EST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS