000 FZNT24 KNHC 011456 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 956 AM EST FRI JAN 1 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. GMZ001-020300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 956 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N95W TO 18N94W. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION MOVES SE AS A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 23N92W TONIGHT...AND FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO 22N93W SAT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE FRONT TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT PRIMARILY OFFSHORE OF THE COAST OF VERACRUZ. A REINFORCING NORTHERLY SURGE ON SUN WILL MOVE THE ENTIRE FRONT SE OF THE GULF BY SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-020300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-020300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-020300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 .TODAY...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-020300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 96W N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-020300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 .TODAY...S OF 24N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 24N...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-020300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-020300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-020300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 956 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E 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. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN