000 FZNT24 KNHC 132101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 401 PM EST WED JAN 13 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. GMZ001-140915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 401 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AND MOVE N THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU...MOVE NE-E ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT...AND LIFT INTO GEORGIA FRI. NEW LOW PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SAT DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL DOMINATE THE WINDS OVER THE GULF MON. $$ GMZ011-140915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 401 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-140915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 401 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W OF 90W...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT N OF 27N E OF 89W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-140915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 401 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT N OF 27N E OF 85W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-140915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 401 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-140915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 401 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-140915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 401 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-140915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 401 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-140915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 401 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER