000 FZNT24 KNHC 030930 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 3 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. GMZ001-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 530 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM EARL PRESENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE LATE WED...MOVE INLAND BELIZE LATE WED NIGHT...CONTINUE W ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...THEN RE-EMERGE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AREA LATE THU...AND INTENSIFY BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM ON FRI. EARL IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND MEXICO ON SAT. STRONG WINDS WILL ENTER SRN PART OF SW GULF. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH WED...THEN SHIFT S AND EXTEND NW FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO NE TEXAS OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-032130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 530 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-032130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 530 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-032130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 530 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-032130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 530 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W...AND E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. W OF 96W...SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-032130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 530 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT S OF 24N...AND 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-032130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 530 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-032130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 530 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NE 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-032130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 530 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MT