000 FZNT24 KNHC 050243 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 943 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. GMZ001-051445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 943 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE FROM MISSOURI TO THE RIO GRANDE RIVER VALLEY AND E OF THE SIERRA MADRE RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG 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 FRI. WEAK LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN NW GULF SAT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. $$ GMZ011-051445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 943 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-051445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 943 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 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...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-051445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 943 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-051445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 943 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 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...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-051445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 943 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-051445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 943 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO 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...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 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 TO S 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. $$ GMZ023-051445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 943 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-051445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 943 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER COBB