000 FZNT24 KNHC 161510 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1010 AM EST SAT JAN 16 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. GMZ001-170315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1010 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD WHILE INTENSIFYING OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. A BROAD AREA OF GALES ARE EXPECTED BOTH E AND W OF FRONT...WITH STRONG NW GALES EXPECTED OVER THE W SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN WATERS WED. $$ GMZ011-170315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1010 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 25 TO 30 KT TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-170315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1010 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 90W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT TOWARDS EVENING. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W...AND 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-170315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1010 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-170315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1010 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W 25 TO 30 KT TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-170315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1010 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-170315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1010 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-170315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1010 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-170315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1010 AM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL