000 FZNT24 KNHC 071441 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 941 AM EST THU JAN 7 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. GMZ001-080245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 941 AM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N94W TO 25N95W WILL MOVE E ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS LATE FRI NIGHT AND PASS QUICKLY ACROSS THE BASIN...EXTENDING FROM MISSISSIPPI TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT MORNING AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT MORNING BEFORE EXITING THE REGION BY SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA DOMINATES THE GULF MON. $$ GMZ011-080245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 941 AM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-080245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 941 AM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-080245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 941 AM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-080245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 941 AM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-080245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 941 AM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-080245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 941 AM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-080245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 941 AM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-080245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 941 AM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 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 TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER