000 FZNT24 KNHC 180918 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 518 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 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. GMZ001-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 518 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 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 TODAY THROUGH TUE ALONG THE COAST NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM E TO W WED THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ011-182130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 518 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ013-182130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 518 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-182130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 518 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-182130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 518 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...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 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 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. $$ GMZ019-182130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 518 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-182130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 518 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 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 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...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO 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 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...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-182130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 518 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-182130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 518 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 RAMOS