000 FZNT24 KNHC 060845 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 345 AM EST WED JAN 6 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. GMZ001-062100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 345 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NE WINDS IN THE NE GULF WILL SHIFT W ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS TODAY THEN DIMINISH TO FRESH WINDS TONIGHT AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE E ACROSS NORTHERN NW WATERS THU AND FRI FROM TEXAS TO NORTHERN FLORIDA...WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 27N90W. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT...REACH FROM NEW ORLEANS TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT...THEN STALL FROM TAMPA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-062100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 345 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-062100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 345 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-062100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 345 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-062100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 345 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-062100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 345 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-062100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 345 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-062100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 345 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-062100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 345 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL