000 FZNT24 KNHC 050816 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 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. GMZ001-052030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 416 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...MOVE NW ACROSS THE SW GULF WATERS DURING THE LATE NIGHT THROUGH EARLY DAYLIGHT HOURS...AND DISSIPATE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NE GULF WILL SHIFT W TO THE CENTRAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING NW TO THE NE TEXAS COAST. A TROUGH WILL EXTEND SW ACROSS THE BAHAMA CHANNEL TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT N ACROSS THE SE GULF WATERS THROUGH SUN REACHING THE E CENTRAL WATERS ON MON...AND LOSE IDENTITY BY TUE AS WEAK HIGH PRES DOMINATES THE ENTIRE GULF. $$ GMZ011-052030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 416 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-052030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 416 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-052030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 416 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-052030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 416 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .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. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE 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. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-052030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 416 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-052030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 416 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE 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 LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-052030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 416 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-052030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 416 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON