000 FZNT24 KNHC 261438 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 938 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. GMZ001-270245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 938 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA TO 26N92W...AND TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE REACHING FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO 25N89W TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS FRI THROUGH SUN. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST OF VERACRUZ THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL REMNANTS THIS WEEKEND AND INTERACT WITH HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TO BRING INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS TO THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF WHERE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE FRONTAL REMNANTS ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH S OF THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL QUICKLY PUSH S THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-270245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 938 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-270245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 938 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .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...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-270245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 938 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-270245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 938 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 S OF 23N...AND 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT... SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N LATE. .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. $$ GMZ019-270245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 938 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-270245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 938 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .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. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. $$ GMZ023-270245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 938 AM EST THU JAN 26 2017 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 95W SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 95W...AND 8 TO 13 FT W OF 95W. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-270245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 938 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...BECOMING 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 8 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .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 AGUIRRE