000 FZNT24 KNHC 241428 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1028 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 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. GMZ001-250230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1028 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER W WATERS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE FORMS OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS...AND BEGINS TO MOVE NE ALONG THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SUN REACHING INLAND NEAR THE SW LOUISIANA COAST MON NIGHT. NEAR GALE OR MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE LIKELY WITH THE LOW CENTER ON SUN. STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE NW WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT SUN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH MON NIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES N NE ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA WITH THE WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING S TO NEAR THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THE EASTERN GULF WED. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BE CENTERED NEAR 25N93W BY WED. $$ GMZ011-250230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1028 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-250230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1028 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF 90W... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 27N. E OF 90W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-250230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1028 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-250230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1028 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 25N EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-250230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1028 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-250230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1028 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-250230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1028 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT... BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-250230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1028 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE