000 FZNT24 KNHC 142102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 402 PM 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. GMZ001-150915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 402 PM EST THU JAN 14 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM A 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 23.5N96W TO 25N87W. THIS FRONT AND LOW WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A NEW 1012 MB LOW NEAR 28N96W EXTENDS A FORMING STATIONARY FRONT TO 29N90W. THIS LOW WILL MOVE E-NE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI THROUGH MOBILE BAY WITH THE FRONT GRADUALLY 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 AND TUE. $$ GMZ011-150915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 402 PM EST THU JAN 14 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-150915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 402 PM EST THU JAN 14 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. E OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 27N E OF 88W. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 TO W SWELL. .SAT...W OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 9 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 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ015-150915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 402 PM EST THU JAN 14 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-150915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 402 PM EST THU JAN 14 2016 .TONIGHT...SW TO 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 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 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE 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 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-150915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 402 PM EST THU JAN 14 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N...AND SW 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-150915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 402 PM EST THU JAN 14 2016 .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 IN W SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .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 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-150915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 402 PM EST THU JAN 14 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN NE SWELL UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-150915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 402 PM EST THU JAN 14 2016 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT 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 TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO SW. ELSEWHERE...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 5 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 5 TO 7 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 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER