000 FZNT24 KNHC 280154 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 954 PM 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. GMZ001-281400- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 954 PM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG E WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER SE AND S CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUN BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA AND LOW PRES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. 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 SUN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH PRES TO THE NORTH WEAKENS AND THE LOW PRES DISSIPATES. $$ GMZ011-281400- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 954 PM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-281400- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 954 PM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-281400- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 954 PM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-281400- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 954 PM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-281400- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 954 PM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-281400- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 954 PM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-281400- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 954 PM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 21N W O F95W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-281400- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 954 PM EDT THU OCT 27 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN