000 FZNT24 KNHC 211451 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1051 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 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. GMZ001-220300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1051 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS NE 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. $$ GMZ011-220300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1051 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-220300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1051 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...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...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-220300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1051 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-220300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1051 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-220300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1051 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-220300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1051 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-220300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1051 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-220300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1051 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING