000 FZNT24 KNHC 162110 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 410 PM 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. GMZ001-170915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 410 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FRM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA BECOMES STATIONARY FROM 29N90W TO 1005 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N96.5W THEN COLD FRONT TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. 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. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS THU. $$ GMZ011-170915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 410 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-170915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 410 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 25 TO 35 KT LATE...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ015-170915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 410 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS. SQUALLS LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. SQUALLS EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ017-170915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 410 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 24N E OF 96W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .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 5 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 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. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-170915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 410 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 24N...AND W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. SQUALLS N OF 24N E OF 89W. .SUN...S OF 24N...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-170915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 410 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SQUALLS N OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-170915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 410 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-170915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 410 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2016 .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 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON...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 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. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER