000 FZNT24 KNHC 170858 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 458 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 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. GMZ001-172100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 458 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN ALONG 86W WILL MOVE INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT THROUGH MON WITH POSSIBLE LOW PRES FORMING ALONG THE WAVE NEAR THE COAST OF MEXICO. A WEAK RIDGE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NEAR 26N89W WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF WATERS ON SAT...AND STALL FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA SUN THEN DISSIPATE BY MON. HIGH PRES FROM THE SW N ATLC WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS MON AND MON NIGHT...THEN BECOME ORIENTED E TO W OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE AND TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-172100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 458 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-172100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 458 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...W OF 90W...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-172100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 458 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-172100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 458 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-172100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 458 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S PART. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-172100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 458 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-172100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 458 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 94W. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 94W. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N E OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT EARLY NE PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-172100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 458 AM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 21N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE