000 FZNT24 KNHC 060306 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1006 PM 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. GMZ001-061515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1006 PM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NE WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE NE GULF. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT W ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS ON WED THEN DIMINISH TO FRESH WINDS ON WED NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY THU...REACH THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON THU NIGHT WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 27N90W. THE LOW WILL MOVE E REACHING TAMPA BAY LATE FRI. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT...REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SAT...AND STALL FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-061515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1006 PM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-061515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1006 PM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W... AND E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-061515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1006 PM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-061515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1006 PM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-061515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1006 PM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-061515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1006 PM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-061515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1006 PM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-061515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1006 PM EST TUE JAN 5 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 TO SE 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...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE 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...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON