000 FZNT24 KNHC 200927 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 427 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. GMZ001-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 427 AM EST WED JAN 20 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 CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...AND SE OF THE GULF BY EARLY FRI NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT OFF VERACRUZ FRI...WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF N OF 25N FRI AND FRI NIGHT...CONTINUING NE PORTIONS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE W TO E ON SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY LATE SUN. $$ GMZ011-202130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 427 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-202130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 427 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 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .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. $$ GMZ015-202130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 427 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT... BUILDING TO 13 TO 14 FT LATE. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-202130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 427 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 8 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .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. $$ GMZ019-202130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 427 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-202130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 427 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-202130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 427 AM EST WED JAN 20 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE...THEN...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-202130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 427 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. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...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 STRIPLING