000 FZNT24 KNHC 250832 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 332 AM EST WED JAN 25 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. GMZ001-252045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 332 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST IN THE WESTERN GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW GULF LATER THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THU...THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS ON FRI WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST OF VERACRUZ THU AFTERNOON. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE REMNANTS THIS WEEKEND BRINGING INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. $$ GMZ011-252045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 332 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-252045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 332 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-252045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 332 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-252045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 332 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ019-252045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 332 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-252045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 332 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT BEHIND FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-252045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 332 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-252045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 332 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY