000 FZNT24 KNHC 170201 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 901 PM EST SAT JAN 16 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. GMZ001-171415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 901 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA BECOMES STATIONARY FROM 28.5N89W TO 999 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N92W THEN COLD FRONT TO 23N98W. A SQUALL LINE LIES APPROXIMATELY 150 NM AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 23N. THE LOW MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD WHILE INTENSIFYING OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS OVERNIGHT...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. A BROAD AREA OF GALES ARE EXPECTED BOTH E AND W OF FRONT...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE W SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN WATERS WED. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS THU. $$ GMZ011-171415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 901 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-171415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 901 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...W OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...EXCEPT 40 TO 50 KT N OF 27N...THEN...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT EVERYWHERE LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 30 TO 40 KT LATE...SHIFTING TO NW LATE AND INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT N OF 27.5N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. SQUALLS E OF 90W. .SUN...W OF 90W...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-171415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 901 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BECOMING 8 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FOLLOWED BY SQUALLS LATE THIS EVENING. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-171415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 901 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 96W...AND NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-171415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 901 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 24N... AND W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 FT IN W TO NW SWELL LATE. SQUALLS N OF 23N E OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-171415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 901 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FOLLOWED BY SQUALLS N OF 23N. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-171415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 901 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-171415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 901 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER