000 FZNT24 KNHC 280249 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 949 PM EST WED JAN 27 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. GMZ001-281500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 949 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO 24N93W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. A SERIES OF WEAK SURFACE LOWS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO EARLY THU AND RACE NE ACROSS N FLORIDA ON THU DRAGGING THE COLD THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THU EVENING. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH LATE THU MORNING. A SURFACE HIGH NEAR 27N97W ON THU NIGHT WILL SHIFT NE ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF REACHING OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SAT. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON SAT AND SUN. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-281500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 949 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-281500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 949 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-281500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 949 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-281500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 949 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-281500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 949 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-281500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 949 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-281500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 949 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-281500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 949 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON