000 FZNT24 KNHC 162034 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 434 PM 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. GMZ001-170845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 434 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25N88W 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 WITH STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND HIGH SEAS PREVAILING MON AND TUE...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY WED. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED SAT THROUGH TUE ALONG THE COAST NEAR NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. $$ GMZ011-170845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 434 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-170845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 434 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .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 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ015-170845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 434 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO E 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ017-170845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 434 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .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. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 TO E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ019-170845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 434 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-170845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 434 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-170845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 434 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-170845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 434 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2015 .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 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 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. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY