000 FZNT24 KNHC 191500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 AM EST THU JAN 19 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. GMZ001-200300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1000 AM EST THU JAN 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ACCOMPANIED BY ACTIVE WEATHER WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS TODAY...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS EARLY FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND ACCOMPANIED BY A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-200300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1000 AM EST THU JAN 19 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-200300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1000 AM EST THU JAN 19 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 FT IN E TO SE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-200300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1000 AM EST THU JAN 19 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. $$ GMZ017-200300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1000 AM EST THU JAN 19 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-200300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1000 AM EST THU JAN 19 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BECOMING 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ021-200300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1000 AM EST THU JAN 19 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ023-200300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1000 AM EST THU JAN 19 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-200300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1000 AM EST THU JAN 19 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AL