000 FZNT24 KNHC 152038 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 438 PM 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. GMZ001-160845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 438 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR PORT CHARLOTTE FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. 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 TUE IN THE SW GULF NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. $$ GMZ011-160845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 438 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-160845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 438 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .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 6 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 IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-160845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 438 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ017-160845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 438 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ019-160845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 438 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ021-160845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 438 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 4 TO 6 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 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ023-160845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 438 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-160845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 438 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY