000 FZNT24 KNHC 310919 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 519 AM EDT WED AUG 31 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. GMZ001-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 519 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE CENTERED NEAR 24.5N 88.1W AT 0900 UTC AUG 31 MOVING N AT 2 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 25.4N 87.8W LATER THIS MORNING THEN VEER MORE N-NE AND REACH NEAR 26.9N 86.9W EARLY THU. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL THEN MOVE NE AND ACCELERATE AND INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION THU...THEN TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN FL THU NIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND SCATTERED TSTMS WILL SPREAD FROM THE SE GULF N AND NW INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE FRI THROUGH SAT OVER THE EASTERN GULF AS A WEAK PRES PATTERN SETS UP ACROSS THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-312130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 519 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-312130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 519 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND N TO NE 35 TO 40 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT . SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-312130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 519 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...S WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 40 TO 45 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 45 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N... SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 45 TO 50 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-312130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 519 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 96W... SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-312130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 519 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... BECOMING N 35 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-312130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 519 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND S 25 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-312130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 519 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-312130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 519 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL