000 FZNT24 KNHC 122059 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 359 PM 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. GMZ001-130900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 359 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE SW AND W CENTRAL GULF THROUGH LATE WED. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AND MOVE N THROUGH THE W GULF WED THROUGH THU...MOVE NE ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT...AND LIFT INTO GEORGIA FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SAT AND PASS SE OF THE GULF BY LATE SUN. $$ GMZ011-130900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 359 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-130900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 359 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .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. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-130900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 359 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-130900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 359 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-130900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 359 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ021-130900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 359 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ023-130900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 359 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-130900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 359 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER