000 FZNT24 KNHC 201505 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 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. GMZ001-210315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1005 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES DOMINATES AND PREVAILS OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THU NIGHT WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW GULF WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT EASTWARD...EXTENDING FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...MOVING OFF THE BASIN BY EARLY SAT MORNING. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT OFF VERACRUZ FRI MORNING...WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF N OF 24N FRI AND FRI NIGHT...CONTINUING OVER NE PORTIONS FRI NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE W TO E DURING SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW OFF VERACRUZ STARTING SUN AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. $$ GMZ011-210315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1005 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-210315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1005 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-210315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1005 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 13 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-210315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1005 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN... BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-210315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1005 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-210315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1005 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ023-210315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1005 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE...THEN...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-210315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1005 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS