000 FZNT24 KNHC 281446 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1046 AM EDT WED OCT 28 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. GMZ001-290300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1046 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL PUSH S THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF TO S FLORIDA TODAY AND TONIGHT...GRADUALLY DISSIPATING BY FRI. A TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE THERE THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE N GULF THU NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO NEAR GALVESTON BAY BY FRI MORNING. THE EASTERN PORTION WILL DISSIPATE FRI WHILE THE WESTERN PORTION LIFTS N AS A WARM FRONT INTO LOUISIANA THROUGH SAT. FRESH TO STRONG RETURN FLOW IS EXPECTED IN THE NW GULF FRI THROUGH SAT IN ADVANCE OF A THIRD COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SAT AND STRETCH FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE FAR SW GULF SUN MORNING. $$ GMZ011-290300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1046 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-290300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1046 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 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...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-290300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1046 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-290300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1046 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-290300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1046 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-290300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1046 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-290300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1046 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-290300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1046 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER