000 FZNT24 KNHC 251416 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1016 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 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. GMZ001-260230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1016 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A 998 MB LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST E OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST NEAR 28N95W EXTENDS A COLD FRONT SE TO 25N95W AND SW TO INLAND AT TAMPICO MEXICO. THE LOW WILL LIFT NE ALONG THE REMAINDER OF THE TEXAS COAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON TO INLAND OVER SW LOUISIANA TONIGHT WITH THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO 25N92W AND TO 19N91W. NW TO N GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW AND FRONT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...WHILE STRONG SE WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO TRACK NE TO NEAR 30N93W 1000 MB BY EARLY MON MORNING WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO 25N90W TO 19N91W. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES NEAR 31N91W BY EARLY ON TUE WITH OCCLUDED FRONT FROM LOW TO 31N89W...THEN COLD FRONT FROM 31N89W TO 26N86W AND WEAKENING TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA. NW FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON MON...HOWEVER STRONG SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF IT BEFORE DIMINISHING MON NIGHT INTO TUE. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF ON WED...AND TO JUST SE OF THE GULF BY LATE THU AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE NW GULF. $$ GMZ011-260230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1016 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-260230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1016 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W TO NW 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. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-260230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1016 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-260230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1016 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-260230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1016 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-260230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1016 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-260230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1016 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-260230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1016 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE... SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE