000 FZNT24 KNHC 271534 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1034 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. GMZ001-280345- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1034 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE E FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 22.5N94W TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON. A SURFACE TROUGH LIES ABOUT 180 NM SE OF FRONT...AND WILL SHIFT SE AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH THU NIGHT BEFORE MERGING ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. A SERIES OF WEAK SURFACE LOWS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND RACE NE ACROSS N FLORIDA ON THU...ALLOWING THE FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON THU EVENING. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE TO NEAR 27N97W ON THU EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT AND THEN 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. $$ GMZ011-280345- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1034 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-280345- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1034 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TODAY...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .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. $$ GMZ015-280345- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1034 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ017-280345- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1034 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 96W...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 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. $$ GMZ019-280345- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1034 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TODAY...S OF 24N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-280345- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1034 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-280345- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1034 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-280345- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1034 AM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TOWARDS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND NW 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING