000 FZNT24 KNHC 141526 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1026 AM EST THU JAN 14 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. GMZ001-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1026 AM EST THU JAN 14 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM A 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 23.5N95W TO 24N88W. THE LOW WILL SHIFT N THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THEN NE-E TONIGHT THROUGH FRI THROUGH MOBILE BAY WITH THE WARM FRONT LIFTING TO THE N. SOUTHERLY WINDS S OF THE WARM FRONT AND AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NE GULF LATE TONIGHT DIMINISHING FRI AFTERNOON. 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. $$ GMZ011-150330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1026 AM EST THU JAN 14 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-150330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1026 AM EST THU JAN 14 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E OF 88W S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 88W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-150330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1026 AM EST THU JAN 14 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRI MORNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-150330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1026 AM EST THU JAN 14 2016 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-150330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1026 AM EST THU JAN 14 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-150330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1026 AM EST THU JAN 14 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-150330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1026 AM EST THU JAN 14 2016 .TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-150330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1026 AM EST THU JAN 14 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN