000 FZNT24 KNHC 230858 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 358 AM EST SAT JAN 23 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. GMZ001-232100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 358 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH MINIMAL GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE E GULF TODAY...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE FROM THE W TO E TONIGHT. GENTLE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF LATE TONIGHT INCREASING TO FRESH ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF W OF 91W ON SUN NIGHT INTO MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE ON TUE...AND MOVE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON WED NIGHT. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF ON WED. $$ GMZ011-232100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 358 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-232100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 358 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NW 30 TO 35 KT E OF 89W EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TONIGHT...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...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-232100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 358 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-232100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 358 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... BECOMING 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-232100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 358 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF 90W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ021-232100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 358 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 85W EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-232100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 358 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-232100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 358 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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 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. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL LATE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON