000 FZNT24 KNHC 131512 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1012 AM EST WED JAN 13 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. GMZ001-140315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1012 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AND MOVE N THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...MOVE NE-E ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT...AND LIFT INTO GEORGIA FRI. NEW LOW PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SAT DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ011-140315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1012 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-140315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1012 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-140315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1012 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ017-140315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1012 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-140315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1012 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ021-140315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1012 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ023-140315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1012 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-140315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1012 AM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TOWARDS EVENING. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN