000 FZNT24 KNHC 230257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 PM 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. GMZ001-231500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 957 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM ATLC ACROSS LOWER FLORIDA KEYS TO ACROSS W CUBA NEAR 23N83W INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...DIMINISHING FROM W TO E THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A N TO S RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF SAT INTO SUN WITH FRESH RETURN FLOW SETTING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY SUN EVENING THROUGH MON AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON NIGHT. THAT FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED MORNING WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE W AND N/CENTRAL GULF. $$ GMZ011-231500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-231500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 90W...AND NW 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-231500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-231500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N 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 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-231500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ021-231500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-231500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-231500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO 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. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER PAW