000 FZNT24 KNHC 241447 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 947 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. GMZ001-250300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 947 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM S MISSISSIPPI TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL SHIFT E TO A POSITION FROM JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT...AND THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND ON MON. THE RIDGE WILL SLIDE E ON MON NIGHT OVER THE ATLC AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO ON TUE NIGHT...AND FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN LATE WED. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE SE GULF LATE WED...AND SHIFT E ACROSS FLORIDA THU MORNING DRAGGING THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE FRONT ON WED...WITH MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF WED AFTERNOON THRU WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-250300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 947 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT TOWARDS EVENING. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-250300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 947 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W...AND NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...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 TO 4 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-250300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 947 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-250300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 947 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 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E 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 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-250300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 947 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-250300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 947 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-250300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 947 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-250300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 947 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...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...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER LATTO