000 FZNT24 KNHC 232131 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 431 PM 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. GMZ001-240945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 431 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH NEAR GALE NW WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE NE GULF THIS EVENING. 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 BY SUN NIGHT INTO MON AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON LATE MON NIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD REACH FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY TUE NIGHT...AND STALLING FROM CENTRAL FL TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED NIGHT. NEAR GALE TO GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF ON WED AND WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-240945- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 431 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ013-240945- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 431 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .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 IN S SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN S TO SW SWELL LATE. .SUN...W OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL 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 IN N TO NE SWELL 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 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 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-240945- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 431 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-240945- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 431 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .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...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 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-240945- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 431 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-240945- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 431 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN 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 TO NE 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 TO 4 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...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-240945- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 431 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-240945- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 431 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2016 .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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER PAW