000 FZNT24 KNHC 161521 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1121 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. GMZ001-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1121 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA W-SW ACROSS THE S CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE SE U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL STRENGTHEN NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF THIS WEEKEND...WITH STRONG E-NE TO NE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS PREVAILING MON AND TUE. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED SAT THROUGH TUE ALONG THE COAST NEAR NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. $$ GMZ011-170330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1121 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ013-170330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1121 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 TO 25 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 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ015-170330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1121 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ017-170330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1121 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. .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. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ019-170330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1121 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ021-170330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1121 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 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 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ023-170330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1121 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 21N WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 21N WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ025-170330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1121 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 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...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 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING