000 FZNT24 KNHC 181508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1008 AM EST MON JAN 18 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. GMZ001-190315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1008 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETREAT EASTWARD MIDWEEK ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO NW WATERS THU AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT EASTWARD...EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH 27N85W TO THE SW GULF FRI MORNING THEN MOVING E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-190315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1008 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-190315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1008 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ015-190315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1008 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ017-190315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1008 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-190315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1008 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ021-190315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1008 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ023-190315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1008 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-190315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1008 AM EST MON JAN 18 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...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...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL