000 FZNT24 KNHC 120845 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 345 AM EST TUE JAN 12 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. GMZ001-122045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 345 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY TROUGH WILL PERSIST S OF 28N ALONG 96W THROUGH WED NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 28N ON WED NIGHT...MOVE NE ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS ON THU... AND ACROSS THE NE COASTAL PLAINS ON THU NIGHT AND FRI WHILE DRAGGING A TROUGH S TO ALONG 24N. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SAT. $$ GMZ011-122045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 345 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-122045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 345 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-122045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 345 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-122045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 345 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF TROUGH...AND E TO SE 10 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF TROUGH...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-122045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 345 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-122045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 345 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-122045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 345 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-122045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 345 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY