000 FZNT24 KNHC 041344 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 844 AM EST MON JAN 4 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. GMZ001-050145- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 844 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN VEER GRADUALLY AND BECOME EASTERLY TUE THROUGH WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES SHIFTS EASTWARD N OF THE AREA. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EMERGING OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY THU WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ011-050145- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 844 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-050145- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 844 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-050145- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 844 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-050145- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 844 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-050145- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 844 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-050145- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 844 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-050145- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 844 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-050145- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 844 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER