000 FZNT24 KNHC 270845 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 445 AM EDT THU OCT 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. GMZ001-272045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 445 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST FROM THE CAROLINAS TO THE COAST OF TEXAS THROUGH SAT SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH SAT. STRONG E WINDS WILL SPREAD W INTO THE SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF FRI THROUGH SAT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP NEAR THE COAST OF VERACRUZ TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...THEN STRONG NW WINDS THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS. $$ GMZ011-272045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 445 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-272045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 445 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-272045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 445 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-272045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 445 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 95W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-272045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 445 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-272045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 445 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-272045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 445 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20N W OF 95.5W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT..EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 20N W OF 95.5W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT S OF 20N W OF 95W. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20N W OF 96W EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-272045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 445 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE