000 FZNT24 KNHC 050820 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 320 AM EST TUE JAN 5 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. GMZ001-052100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 320 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WILL VEER EASTERLY THROUGH WED AS 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. COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SAT AND SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-052100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 320 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-052100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 320 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-052100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 320 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-052100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 320 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-052100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 320 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-052100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 320 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-052100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 320 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-052100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 320 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL