000 FZNT24 KNHC 210854 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 454 AM EDT FRI OCT 21 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. GMZ001-212100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 454 AM EDT FRI OCT 21 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO INLAND FAR NE MEXICO WILL RACE EASTWARD...REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE SW GULF THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT OFF THE COAST OF TAMAULIPAS AND VERACRUZ TODAY...REACHING MINIMAL GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN AND PREVAIL THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-212100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 454 AM EDT FRI OCT 21 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-212100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 454 AM EDT FRI OCT 21 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 91W THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-212100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 454 AM EDT FRI OCT 21 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-212100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 454 AM EDT FRI OCT 21 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT W OF 96W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W N 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF 96W 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-212100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 454 AM EDT FRI OCT 21 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-212100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 454 AM EDT FRI OCT 21 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-212100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 454 AM EDT FRI OCT 21 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-212100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 454 AM EDT FRI OCT 21 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE