000 FZNT24 KNHC 052108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 520 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 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. GMZ001-060920- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 520 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM EARL IS CENTERED OVER THE FAR SW GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 18.8N 95.0W 1001 MB AT 5 PM EDT...MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 7 KT. EARL IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 18.8N 96.1W AT 2 AM SAT. EARL IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A POST TROPICAL LOW INLAND NEAR 18.8N 96.9W AT 2 PM SAT...AND THEN DISSIPATE ON SAT NIGHT. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL MEANDER FROM THE SE GULF WATERS TO THE NE TEXAS COAST THROUGH WED. A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS...ACCOMPANIED BY TSTMS...WILL PASS E ACROSS THE NE GULF WATERS TO THE N OF THE RIDGE AXIS THROUGH WED. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT A SURFACE LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG ANY OF THESE TROUGHS...WITH THE LOW MOVING QUICKLY NE ACROSS THE NE COASTAL PLAINS. $$ GMZ011-060920- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 520 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-060920- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 520 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. 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 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-060920- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 520 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-060920- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 520 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-060920- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 520 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-060920- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 520 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-060920- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 520 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S OF 21N W OF 95W... NE TO E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-060920- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 520 PM EDT FRI AUG 5 2016 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON