000 FZNT24 KNHC 160914 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 514 AM EDT FRI OCT 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. GMZ001-162115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 514 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA WSW TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL BECOME DIFFUSE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 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. BROAD STRONG WIND FIELD TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN MON-WED FOR VERY HIGH SEAS. $$ GMZ011-162115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 514 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ013-162115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 514 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ015-162115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 514 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ017-162115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 514 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-162115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 514 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-162115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 514 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 6 TO 8 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 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-162115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 514 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-162115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 514 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS