000 FZNT24 KNHC 281527 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1125 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 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. GMZ001-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1125 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO 24N94W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH EARLY SAT. TROPICAL STORM ERIKA ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN IS EXPECTED TO EMERGE OFF OF N HISPANIOLA LATE TONIGHT AND APPROACH SOUTH FLORIDA SUNDAY...THEN CONTINUE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA MON AND TUE. ERIKA MAY IMPACT THE EASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE AND LOCAL INTERESTS SHOULD CLOSELY FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF ERIKA. $$ GMZ011-290330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1125 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-290330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1125 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-290330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1125 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-290330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1125 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-290330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1125 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-290330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1125 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-290330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1125 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-290330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1125 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN