000 FZNT24 KNHC 290309 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1109 PM 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. GMZ001-291515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1109 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA THROUGH 26N86W TO 23N96W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH EARLY SAT. TROPICAL STORM ERIKA NEAR 18.5N 72.9W 1008 MB AT 11 PM EDT UTC AUG 28 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. ERIKA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION AS IT PASSES OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA OVER THE WEEKEND BEFORE ENTERING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND INTENSIFYING TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 25.0N 82.0W SUN EVENING...REACHING 26.5N 83.0W MON EVENING AND 28.5N 84.0W TUE EVENING BEFORE MOVING INLAND AND DIMINISHING TO A DEPRESSION NEAR 31.0N 84.0W WED EVENING. $$ GMZ011-291515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1109 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-291515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1109 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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. .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...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-291515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1109 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ017-291515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1109 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-291515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1109 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-291515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1109 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE... SEAS 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-291515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1109 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-291515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1109 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER