000 FZNT24 KNHC 180148 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 948 PM 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. GMZ001-181400- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 948 PM 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 THROUGH SUN WITH STRONG NE TO E WINDS AND HIGH SEAS PREVAILING THROUGH TUE. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUE ALONG THE COAST NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM E TO W WED THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ011-181400- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 948 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-181400- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 948 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-181400- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 948 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-181400- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 948 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-181400- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 948 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-181400- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 948 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 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. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-181400- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 948 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .OVERNIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-181400- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 948 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY