000 FZNT24 KNHC 160816 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 AM EDT WED SEP 16 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. GMZ001-162030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 416 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH IN THE SE GULF WILL MEANDER OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU AND GRADUALLY SHIFT E OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRI. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-162030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 416 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-162030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 416 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-162030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 416 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-162030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 416 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-162030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 416 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-162030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 416 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN NE SWELL IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-162030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 416 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN NE SWELL IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-162030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 416 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER