000 FZNT24 KNHC 250219 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 919 PM 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. GMZ001-251430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 919 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NE GULF TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST WILL ALLOW FOR MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH TUE MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF BY TUE AFTERNOON QUICKLY REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WED MORNING...THE FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN THU MORNING...PUSHING SE OF THE BASIN THU EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-251430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 919 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-251430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 919 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W... AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-251430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 919 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-251430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 919 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .OVERNIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 96W...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-251430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 919 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-251430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 919 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-251430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 919 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT AND THU... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 21N W OF 95W...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...SHIFTING TO N. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-251430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 919 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY