000 FZNT24 KNHC 030318 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT TUE 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. GMZ001-031430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM EARL PRESENTLY IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE LATE WED...MOVE INLAND BELIZE LATE WED NIGHT...CONTINUE W ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...THEN RE-EMERGE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AREA LATE THU...AND INTENSIFY BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM ON FRI. EARL IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND MEXICO ON SAT. OTHERWISE... A TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE W COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH EVENING THROUGH WED AND DISSIPATE IN THE SW GULF EACH MORNING. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH WED...THEN SHIFT S AND EXTEND NW FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO NE TEXAS OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-031430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1030 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-031430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1030 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-031430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1030 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-031430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1030 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-031430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1030 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-031430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1030 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-031430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1030 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI THROUGH EARLY SAT... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT E PART LATE. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT E PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W PART EARLY. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-031430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1030 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU THROUGH FRI... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 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. NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON