000 FZNT24 KNHC 232141 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 441 PM EST MON JAN 23 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. GMZ001-240945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 441 PM EST MON JAN 23 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A LARGE AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT HAS RACED ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. ASSOCIATED LARGE AND DANGEROUS SEAS WILL PROPAGATE EAST AND SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TUE THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WED...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF ALONG 22N FRI. $$ GMZ011-240945- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 441 PM EST MON JAN 23 2017 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-240945- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 441 PM EST MON JAN 23 2017 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W OF 90W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-240945- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 441 PM EST MON JAN 23 2017 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN W SWELL. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-240945- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 441 PM EST MON JAN 23 2017 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ019-240945- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 441 PM EST MON JAN 23 2017 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-240945- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 441 PM EST MON JAN 23 2017 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-240945- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 441 PM EST MON JAN 23 2017 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-240945- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 441 PM EST MON JAN 23 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING