000 FZNT24 KNHC 192052 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 352 PM EST TUE JAN 19 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. GMZ001-200900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 352 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THU AFTERNOON WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT EASTWARD...EXTENDING FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY FRI...AND SE OF THE GULF BY EARLY SAT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT OFF VERACRUZ FRI...WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE NORTHERN GULF. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE ON SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY LATE SUN. $$ GMZ011-200900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 352 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-200900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 352 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...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 8 TO 13 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...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-200900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 352 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-200900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 352 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...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...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-200900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 352 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-200900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 352 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-200900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 352 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-200900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 352 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .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 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN