000 FZNT24 KNHC 151526 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1126 AM EDT THU OCT 15 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. GMZ001-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1126 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR PORT CHARLOTTE FL TO BROWNSVILLE TX WILL BECOME DIFFUSE BY THIS EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE SE U.S. WILL STRENGTHEN NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF THIS WEEKEND. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED SAT THROUGH MON IN THE SW GULF NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. $$ GMZ011-160330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1126 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-160330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1126 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ015-160330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1126 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ017-160330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1126 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-160330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1126 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO E 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ021-160330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1126 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO E 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ023-160330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1126 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-160330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1126 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING