000 FZNT24 KNHC 020258 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 958 PM 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. GMZ001-021500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 958 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N82W TO 25N90W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N94W TO 18N94W. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE W OF THE FRONT OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH SAT EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO 23N93W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO 19N92W ON SAT. A REINFORCING NORTHERLY SURGE ON SUN WILL PUSH THE ENTIRE FRONT EASTWARD PASSING THROUGH THE SE GULF WATERS ON SUN NIGHT. POST FRONTAL HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ON MON WITH THE N TO NE FLOW INCREASING TO STRONG ACROSS THE NE GULF ON TUE WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING W ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF ON WED. $$ GMZ011-021500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 958 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-021500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 958 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-021500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 958 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N... AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-021500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 958 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...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 WITH N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-021500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 958 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-021500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 958 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-021500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 958 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SW OF LINE FROM 22N96W TO 19N94W AND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT SW OF LINE FROM 22N96W TO 19N94W AND NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-021500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 958 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO SW TO W EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON