000 FZNT24 KNHC 010328 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1128 PM 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. GMZ001-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1128 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS CENTERED NEAR 25.8N 87.0W AT 0300 UTC...MOVING N-NE OR 25 DEGREES AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. HERMINE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NNE AND REACH NEAR 26.9N 86.4W THU MORNING AND THEN BEGIN TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE NE AND REACH NEAR 28.7N 85.4W THU EVENING AS A HURRICANE. HERMINE WILL THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION LATE THU NIGHT BEFORE TRACKING NE ACROSS INLAND GEORGIA ON FRI. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WILL SPREAD N AND NE FROM THE SE GULF INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRI MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE FRI THROUGH SAT OVER THE EASTERN GULF AS EXITS THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-011530- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1128 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-011530- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1128 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS E OF 88W. W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 86W. W OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT W OF 90W...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W OF 90W... N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT W OF 90W... AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-011530- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1128 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N... S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 45 TO 65 KT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 11 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ017-011530- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1128 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-011530- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1128 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS E OF 88W. S OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N...AND NW 30 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-011530- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1128 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 7 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-011530- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1128 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-011530- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1128 PM EDT WED AUG 31 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND W 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING