000 FZNT24 KNHC 072056 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 356 PM 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. GMZ001-080900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 356 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE LOW AT 28N91W WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY E ACROSS THE NE WATERS THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE TRAILING A SURFACE TROUGH S TO ALONG 24N. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS FRI NIGHT AND RACE E REACHING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT MORNING...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT EVENING...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN AFTERNOON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E TO POSITION FROM 28N94W TO 22N97W ON MON NIGHT...THEN BE REINFORCED EARLY TUE AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-080900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 356 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-080900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 356 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-080900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 356 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-080900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 356 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .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...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO 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. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-080900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 356 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-080900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 356 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .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 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 3 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. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-080900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 356 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-080900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 356 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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 5 TO 7 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. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON