000 FZNT24 KNHC 251419 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 919 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. GMZ001-260230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 919 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 FRONTAL REMNANTS THIS WEEKEND BRINGING INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS TO THE SW GULF AREA. $$ GMZ011-260230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 919 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-260230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 919 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 W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 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. $$ GMZ015-260230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 919 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-260230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 919 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-260230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 919 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 24N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-260230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 919 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 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE TO E WINDS LATE. WINDS W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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. $$ GMZ023-260230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 919 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ025-260230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 919 AM EST WED JAN 25 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 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 AGUIRRE