000 FZNT24 KNHC 280858 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 358 AM EST THU JAN 28 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. GMZ001-282100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 358 AM EST THU JAN 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N82W TO A SURFACE LOW NEAR 26N87W WITH A COLD FRONT SW TO 19N91W. THE LOW WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF THIS MORNING DRAGGING THE COLD THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THIS EVENING. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. A SURFACE HIGH NEAR 27N97W TONIGHT WILL SHIFT E 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. $$ GMZ011-282100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 358 AM EST THU JAN 28 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-282100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 358 AM EST THU JAN 28 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. $$ GMZ015-282100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 358 AM EST THU JAN 28 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-282100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 358 AM EST THU JAN 28 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...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 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 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-282100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 358 AM EST THU JAN 28 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-282100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 358 AM EST THU JAN 28 2016 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-282100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 358 AM EST THU JAN 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-282100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 358 AM EST THU JAN 28 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON