000 FZNT24 KNHC 312133 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 533 PM EDT WED AUG 31 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. GMZ001-010945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 533 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS CENTERED NEAR 25.5N 87.4W AT 2100 UTC...MOVING N-NE OR 30 DEGREES AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. HERMINE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NNE AND REACH NEAR 26.5N 87.3W TONIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE NE AND REACH NEAR 28.1N 86.3W THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION THU NIGHT BEFORE TRACKING NE ACROSS INLAND GEORGIA ON FRI. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WILL SPREAD N AND NE FROM THE SE GULF INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRI MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE FRI THROUGH SAT OVER THE EASTERN GULF AS EXITS THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-010945- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 533 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-010945- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 533 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W OF 90W... N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-010945- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 533 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE TO S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT S OF 27N...AND 16 TO 17 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N... SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 45 TO 50 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT S OF 27N... AND 14 TO 17 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT S OF 27N... AND 11 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ017-010945- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 533 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-010945- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 533 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE E OF 88W. S OF 24N...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE E OF 87W. W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-010945- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 533 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS. .THU...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-010945- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 533 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-010945- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 533 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND W 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING