000 FZNT24 KNHC 221455 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 955 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. GMZ001-230300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 955 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF TO MEXICO NEAR 18N93W WILL RACE THROUGH THE BASIN TODAY SHIFTING E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...DIMINISHING FROM W TO E THROUGH 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. THAT 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. $$ GMZ011-230300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 955 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN S SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-230300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 955 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 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...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN THE MORNING...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 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-230300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 955 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-230300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 955 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 96W...AND NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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. .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 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-230300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 955 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER SUNSET. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-230300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 955 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .TODAY...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH W TO NW SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 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 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 NW TO N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 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 FT. $$ GMZ023-230300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 955 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER SUNSET. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-230300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 955 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY