000 FZNT24 KNHC 171522 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1122 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 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. GMZ001-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1122 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE SE U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL STRENGTHEN NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...WITH STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND HIGH SEAS PREVAILING THROUGH TUE. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TUE ALONG THE COAST NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. $$ GMZ011-180330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1122 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-180330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1122 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-180330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1122 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-180330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1122 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-180330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1122 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-180330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1122 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .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 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-180330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1122 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON AND TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. EXCEPT E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-180330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1122 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .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...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING