000 FZNT24 KNHC 170217 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1017 PM EDT FRI AUG 16 2013 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. GMZ001-171430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1017 PM EDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE LOCATED NEAR 21N91.5W IS FORECAST TO BEGIN TO MOVE NW TONIGHT REACHING NEAR 22N94W LATE SAT AND NEAR 25N95W LATE SUN...THEN MOVING INLAND THE EXTREME SE TEXAS COAST LATE MON...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION THROUGH MON. A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ GMZ011-171430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1017 PM EDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-171430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1017 PM EDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. W OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-171430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1017 PM EDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-171430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1017 PM EDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 96W...SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 96W...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-171430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1017 PM EDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-171430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1017 PM EDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-171430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1017 PM EDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-171430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1017 PM EDT FRI AUG 16 2013 .OVERNIGHT...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON