000 FZNT24 KNHC 272112 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 412 PM 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. GMZ001-280915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 412 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 25N93W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS ABOUT 150 NM SE OF FRONT...AND WILL REMAIN AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH THU EVENING BEFORE MERGING ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. A SERIES OF WEAK SURFACE LOWS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT THAT WILL RACE NE ACROSS N FLORIDA ON THU...ALLOWING THE FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THU EVENING. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE W CENTRAL GULF THIS EVENING AND ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH THU MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE TO NEAR 24N96W ON THU NIGHT AS THE FRONT EXITS THE E GULF. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT NE ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF REACHING OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SAT MORNING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT WITH MODERATE RETURN ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON SUN AND PERSIST THROUGH NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-280915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 412 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-280915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 412 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 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 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 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. $$ GMZ015-280915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 412 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-280915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 412 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 LATE. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...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 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. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-280915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 412 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-280915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 412 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .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 4 TO 6 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 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 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-280915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 412 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S OF 21N NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 IN AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-280915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 412 PM EST WED JAN 27 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 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. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER PAW