000 FZNT24 KNHC 231503 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1003 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. GMZ001-240315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1003 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH MINIMAL GALE FORCE NW TO N WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE E GULF TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE FROM THE W TO E TONIGHT. GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE W GULF TONIGHT INCREASING TO FRESH W OF 91W ON SUN NIGHT INTO MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON NIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD REACH FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO NEAR VERA CRUZ TUE EVENING...AND REACH FROM CENTRAL FL TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF ON WED AND WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-240315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1003 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ013-240315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1003 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...W OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 FT LATE. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ015-240315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1003 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-240315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1003 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ019-240315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1003 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ021-240315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1003 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO 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...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-240315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1003 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ025-240315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1003 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 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. $$ FORECASTER LATTO