000 FZNT24 KNHC 210943 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 443 AM EST THU JAN 21 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. GMZ001-212145- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 443 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OFFSHORE OF NE FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE FRI...AND REACH FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO S OF VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY SAT. WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AND SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT. NORTHERLY GALES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VERACRUZ AREA BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRI THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. 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 LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT...DIMINISHING THROUGH EARLY MON. $$ GMZ011-212145- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 443 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-212145- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 443 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT LATE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT W OF 90W...AND 12 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-212145- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 443 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT... BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-212145- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 443 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 96W...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 96W...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-212145- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 443 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-212145- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 443 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-212145- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 443 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE... THEN...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST NEAR VERACRUZ. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-212145- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 443 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE 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 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING