000 FZNT24 KNHC 252045 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 345 PM EST MON JAN 25 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. GMZ001-260845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 345 PM EST MON JAN 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING FROM THE NE GULF TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST WILL WEAKEN ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF BY EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO LATE TUE AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY WED. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 26N86W WED AND MOVE NE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA ON WED NIGHT DRAGGING THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SE GULF WATERS ON THU. A SURFACE HIGH WILL DEVELOP NEAR 26N94W EARLY FRI AND SHIFT E ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF REACHING NEAR 30N84W BY SUNRISE ON SAT. $$ GMZ011-260845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 345 PM EST MON JAN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-260845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 345 PM EST MON JAN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-260845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 345 PM EST MON JAN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-260845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 345 PM EST MON JAN 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 96W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE... EXCEPT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT W OF 96W LATE. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-260845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 345 PM EST MON JAN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S OF 24N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-260845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 345 PM EST MON JAN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-260845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 345 PM EST MON JAN 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 21N W OF 95W...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE... THEN...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-260845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 345 PM EST MON JAN 25 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS LATE. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY