000 FZNT24 KNHC 220836 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 436 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 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. GMZ001-222045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 436 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 25N88W TO 24N93W AND TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE GULF TODAY...AND EXIT THE FAR SE GULF THIS EVENING. STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE FAR SW GULF ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BUILD EASTWARD THROUGH MON...THEN BECOME REPLACED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS SOUTHWARD FROM EASTERN SEABOARD LATE MON THROUGH WED NIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE OF THE E WINDS ALONG WITH SEAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE GULF. $$ GMZ011-222045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 436 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-222045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 436 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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...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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-222045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 436 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-222045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 436 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-222045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 436 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 90W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 90W. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 90W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 90W. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-222045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 436 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 .TODAY...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. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FL. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FL. $$ GMZ023-222045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 436 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-222045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 436 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE