000 FZNT24 KNHC 021847 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 246 PM EDT AUG 2 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. GMZ001-030215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 246 PM EDT AUG 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE W COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH EVENING AND DISSIPATE IN THE SW GULF EACH MORNING THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED. TROPICAL STORM EARL PRESENTLY IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA. EARL IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND NRN BELIZE ON WED EVENING...AND WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION BEFORE RE-EMERGING INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AREA LATE THU AS IT AGAIN GAINS TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY AGAIN. EARL IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND MEXICO AND WEAKEN ON FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE IN THE EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN...YUCATAN CHANNEL AND SW GULF BEGINNING THU AND SUBSIDE ON FRI. $$ GMZ011-030215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 246 PM EDT AUG 2 2016 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-030215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 246 PM EDT AUG 2 2016 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-030215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 246 PM EDT AUG 2 2016 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-030215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 246 PM EDT AUG 2 2016 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-030215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 246 PM EDT AUG 2 2016 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-030215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 246 PM EDT AUG 2 2016 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-030215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 246 PM EDT AUG 2 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-030215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 246 PM EDT AUG 2 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU THROUGH FRI... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE