000 FZNT24 KNHC 152110 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 410 PM 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. GMZ001-160915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 410 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH 26N85W TO 22N91W WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING BEFORE NEW LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE NW GULF LATE AND MOVES E ALONG 28N...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. GALES ARE EXPECTED PRIMARILY IN THE W AND SW QUADRANTS OF THE LOW. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL DOMINATE THE WINDS OVER THE GULF MON AND TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH NW WATERS WED. $$ GMZ011-160915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 410 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-160915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 410 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .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...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE... S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE... THEN... SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. .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 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. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-160915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 410 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-160915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 410 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W OF 96W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 25N E OF 96W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 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. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-160915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 410 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-160915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 410 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL. 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 8 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .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. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-160915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 410 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT....BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-160915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 410 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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... SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER