000 FZNT24 KNHC 042106 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 406 PM 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. GMZ001-050915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 406 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE FROM NW MISSOURI TO THE RIO GRANDE RIVER VALLEY RESULTING IN NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT. WINDS VEER GRADUALLY AND BECOME EASTERLY TUE THROUGH WED AS THE 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. $$ GMZ011-050915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 406 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-050915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 406 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-050915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 406 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-050915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 406 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .TONIGHT...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. .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 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-050915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 406 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-050915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 406 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-050915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 406 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE...THEN...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-050915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 406 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .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...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER COBB