000 FZNT24 KNHC 271408 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1008 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 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. GMZ001-280215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1008 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE SE GULF BY WED EVENING WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY THU EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF FRI THROUGH SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO REACH THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-280215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1008 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-280215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1008 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-280215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1008 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-280215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1008 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-280215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1008 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-280215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1008 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-280215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1008 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-280215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1008 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL