000 FZNT24 KNHC 260904 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 404 AM EST THU JAN 26 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. GMZ001-262115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 404 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...BECOMING STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS FRI THROUGH SAT. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST OF VERACRUZ THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL REMNANTS THIS WEEKEND BRINGING INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS TO THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF WHERE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE REMNANTS WILL FINALLY PUSH S OF THE BASIN BY SUN NIGHT...WHILE ANOTHER FRONT CLIPS THE E GULF. $$ GMZ011-262115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 404 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-262115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 404 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 .TODAY...W OF FRONT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-262115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 404 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-262115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 404 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT AND SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE 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 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-262115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 404 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 .TODAY...W OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. E OF FRONT... S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-262115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 404 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-262115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 404 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W EARLY. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-262115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 404 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY