000 FZNT24 KNHC 061453 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 953 AM EST WED JAN 6 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. GMZ001-070300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 953 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG E WINDS IN THE NE GULF WILL SHIFT W ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS TODAY THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT AS SE RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...WITH A WEAK SURFACE LOW TRACKING WITH THE TROUGH ALONG 28N. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT...REACH BILOXI MISSISSIPPI TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT MORNING AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN BY SUN MORNING...PASSING SE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-070300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 953 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-070300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 953 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-070300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 953 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-070300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 953 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E 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...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-070300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 953 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-070300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 953 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...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...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-070300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 953 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE TOWARDS EVENING. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-070300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 953 AM EST WED JAN 6 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 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...SHIFTING TO SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER