000 FZNT24 KNHC 202122 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 422 PM EST FRI JAN 20 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. GMZ001-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 422 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE AREA OF STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE WATERS N OF 22N BOTH E AND W OF THE FRONT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-210930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 422 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT IN W TO NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-210930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 422 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 90W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 90W...AND SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT IN W SWELL. .MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. $$ GMZ015-210930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 422 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN W SWELL. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT IN W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN W SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL LATE. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-210930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 422 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF 96W...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BECOMING 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-210930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 422 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 24N...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BECOMING 9 TO 14 FT IN SW TO W SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-210930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 422 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2017 .TONIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W SWELL. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-210930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 422 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2017 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-210930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 422 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING