000 FZNT24 KNHC 202003 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 403 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2015 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. GMZ001-210815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 403 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2015 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH MON NIGHT THEN SHIFT S ON TUE AS A WEAK TROUGH MOVES INTO THE N CENTRAL WATERS. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP EACH EVENING OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...THEN MOVE W INTO THE SW GULF AT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY LATE MORNING. $$ GMZ011-210815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 403 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-210815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 403 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-210815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 403 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-210815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 403 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-210815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 403 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2015 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-210815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 403 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-210815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 403 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-210815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 403 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON