000 FZNT24 KNHC 082054 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 354 PM 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. GMZ001-090900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 354 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THIS EVENING WHILE TRAILING A TROUGH ACROSS THE FAR E GULF WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND RACE EASTWARD...EXTENDING S FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...AND MOVE E OF THE AREA ON SUN AFTERNOON. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP S OF 26N ALONG 96W ON TUE AND MEANDER THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ011-090900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 354 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-090900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 354 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 15 TO 20 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 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-090900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 354 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-090900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 354 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .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 5 TO 7 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 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-090900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 354 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-090900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 354 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .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. .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 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-090900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 354 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-090900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 354 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...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 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON