000 FZNT24 KNHC 221403 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 AM EDT THU OCT 22 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. GMZ001-230215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1001 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE W GULF WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW WATERS WILL DIMINISH TO FRESH TONIGHT WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO STRONG AGAIN OVER THE NW WATERS ON SAT AHEAD OF A SURFACE LOW MOVING OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND ON SUN. THE LOW WILL MOVE N ALONG 96.5W ON SUN NIGHT INTO MON AND MOVE INLAND NE TEXAS MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-230215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1001 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-230215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1001 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-230215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1001 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-230215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-230215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1001 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-230215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1001 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-230215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-230215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1001 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON