000 FZNT24 KNHC 220855 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 355 AM EST FRI JAN 22 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. GMZ001-222100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 355 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RACE THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TODAY INTO TONIGHT PRECEDED BY A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. GALE FORCE WINDS AND GUSTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS W OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE NE GULF ON SAT. A N TO S RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF ON SAT AND SUN WITH FRESH RETURN FLOW SETTING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY LATE SUN AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE ON WED WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE W CENTRAL GULF. $$ GMZ011-222100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 355 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-222100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 355 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 88W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. E OF 88W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-222100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 355 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT LATE. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-222100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 355 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-222100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 355 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-222100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 355 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-222100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 355 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-222100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 355 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON