000 FZNT24 KNHC 032111 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED AUG 3 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. GMZ001-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 530 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EARL IN W CARIBBEAN NEAR 17.1N 86.0W 988 MB AT 5 PM EDT WILL MOVE INLAND BELIZE TONIGHT. EARL WILL CONTINUE WESTWARD ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON THU NIGHT...THEN RE-EMERGE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AREA EARLY FRI MORNING...AND INTENSIFY BACK TO A TROPICAL STORM ON FRI. EARL IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND MEXICO NEAR 18.5N 97.9W ON SAT. STRONG NE WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF EARL ACROSS THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE ON THU. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT WILL SHIFT S AND EXTEND NW FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE TEXAS OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-040930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 530 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-040930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 530 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-040930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 530 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-040930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 530 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-040930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 530 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-040930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 530 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-040930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 530 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-040930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 530 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON