000 FZNT24 KNHC 040311 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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. GMZ001-041430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE EARL IN W CARIBBEAN NEAR 17.4N 87.6W 984 MB AT 11 PM EDT WILL MOVE INLAND BELIZE TONIGHT. EARL WILL CONTINUE WESTWARD ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARLY THU NIGHT...THEN RE-EMERGE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18.8N 95.1W LATE SAT...CONTINUE W AND INLAND AGAIN NEAR 20.0N 98.3W LATE SAT...THEN DISSIPATE ON SUN. 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. $$ GMZ011-041430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-041430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW 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 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-041430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-041430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 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 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO 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 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-041430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-041430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 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 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 IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E 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. $$ GMZ023-041430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-041430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND E 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON