000 FZNT24 KNHC 040255 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 955 PM EST SUN JAN 3 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. GMZ001-041500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 955 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A DEVELOPING COLD FRONT FROM 25N80W TO 23N87W TO 19N91W WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE SE GULF WATERS EARLY MON. FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO STRONG ACROSS THE FAR NE GULF ON MON AFTERNOON WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING S ACROSS THE ENTIRE NE WATERS BY THU NIGHT. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON WED NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT PASSING E ACROSS THE NW GULF ON THU...ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF ON THU NIGHT AND THROUGH THE NE ON FRI. $$ GMZ011-041500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 955 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-041500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 955 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-041500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 955 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-041500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 955 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S 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. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-041500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 955 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-041500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 955 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-041500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 955 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-041500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 955 PM EST SUN JAN 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...E 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON