000 FZNT24 KNHC 270857 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 357 AM 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. GMZ001-272100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 357 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON. A COUPLE OF WEAK SURFACE LOWS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT AND RACE NE ACROSS N FLORIDA ON THU DRAGGING THE FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON THU EVENING. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A POST FRONTAL SURFACE HIGH NEAR 27N97W ON THU EVENING WILL SHIFT NE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF REACHING OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT WITH MODERATE RETURN ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON SUN. $$ GMZ011-272100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 357 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-272100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 357 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 90W...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-272100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 357 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-272100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 357 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 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 FT. $$ GMZ019-272100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 357 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TODAY...S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-272100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 357 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-272100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 357 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT FAR NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-272100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 357 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON