000 FZNT24 KNHC 080302 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1002 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. GMZ001-081515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1002 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE LOW AT 29N88W WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY E ACROSS THE NE GULF 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. $$ GMZ011-081515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1002 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG EARLY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-081515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1002 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-081515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1002 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-081515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1002 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-081515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1002 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-081515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1002 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-081515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1002 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-081515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1002 PM EST THU JAN 7 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT 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 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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