000 FZNT24 KNHC 160257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 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. GMZ001-161500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 957 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY THROUGH 26N83W TO 22N90W WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING BEFORE NEW LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE NW GULF LATE SAT AND PASSES E ALONG 28N-29N...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. GALES ARE EXPECTED PRIMARILY IN THE W AND SW QUADRANTS OF THE LOW. HIGH PRES WILL PASS N OF THE AREA MON THROUGH TUE AND MOVE NE OF THE AREA WED. $$ GMZ011-161500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...SHIFTING W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-161500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 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...SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE... SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-161500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN... BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT LATE...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-161500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-161500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 24N...AND W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-161500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-161500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-161500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 957 PM EST FRI JAN 15 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER