000 FZNT24 KNHC 080822 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 322 AM EST FRI JAN 8 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. GMZ001-082030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 322 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A 1010 MB LOW AT 29N85.5W WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT ALONG WITH A TRAILING TROUGH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT AND RACE E REACHING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT MORNING THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT EVENING BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE BASIN SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ011-082030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 322 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-082030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 322 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-082030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 322 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-082030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 322 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 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 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 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-082030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 322 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-082030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 322 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 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 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-082030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 322 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-082030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 322 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT. 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 TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .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 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 LEWITSKY