000 FZNT24 KNHC 020830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM EST SAT JAN 2 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. GMZ001-022100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SARASOTA FL TO 23N93W THEN STATIONARY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE. GALE FORCE WINDS W OF THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF THROUGH THIS EVENING. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT EASTWARD SUN...PASSING SE OF THE GULF WATERS ON SUN NIGHT. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS EXPECTED MAINLY N OF THE FRONT THIS WEEKEND. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION MON AND MON NIGHT...BECOMING EASTERLY TUE THROUGH WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES SHIFTS EASTWARD N OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-022100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 330 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-022100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 330 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-022100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 330 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-022100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 330 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-022100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 330 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N... AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-022100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 330 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-022100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 330 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-022100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 330 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE... NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL