000 FZNT24 KNHC 151521 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1021 AM EST FRI JAN 15 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. GMZ001-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1021 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS...DEEP 1000 MB LOW PRES MOVING NE THROUGH THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING. THE LOW WAS SUPPORTING SOUTHERLY GALES OVER THE NE GULF EARLIER THIS MORNING...BUT THESE WINDS ARE DIMINISHING AS AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT THROUGH SAT BEFORE NEW LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE NW GULF SAT EVENING...AND MOVES E-NE...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. STRONG GALES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS W AND SW PORTIONS OF LOW AS IT SHIFTS ACROSS THE BASIN. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL DOMINATE THE WINDS OVER THE GULF MON AND TUE. $$ GMZ011-160330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1021 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE SAT... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-160330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1021 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE...THEN...SHIFTING TO NW 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY. W OF 88W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-160330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1021 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-160330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1021 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT EVENING... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W OF 96W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-160330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1021 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-160330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1021 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-160330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1021 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-160330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1021 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN