000 FZNT24 KNHC 240852 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 352 AM EST SUN JAN 24 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. GMZ001-242100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 352 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL SHIFT E TO A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE VERACRUZ MEXICO TONIGHT...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND ON MON. THE RIDGE WILL RETRACT E ON MON NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO ON TUE...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY WED. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 25N85W LATE WED...AND SHIFT E ACROSS FLORIDA ON WED NIGHT DRAGGING THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE FRONT ON WED...EXCEPT MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF ON WED AFTERNOON AND WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-242100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 352 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ013-242100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 352 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .TODAY...W OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...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 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...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-242100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 352 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-242100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 352 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-242100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 352 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-242100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 352 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E 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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-242100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 352 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-242100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 352 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON