000 FZNT24 KNHC 011547 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1147 AM EDT THU SEP 1 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. GMZ001-020400- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1147 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS CENTERED NEAR 26.4N 86.6W AT 1500 UTC...MOVING NNE OR 030 DEGREES AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. HERMINE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NNE AND BECOME A HURRICANE AS IT REACHES 29.0N 84.8W THIS AFTERNOON. HERMINE WILL BE OVER LAND NEAR 31.1N 82.9W TONIGHT. HERMINE WILL CONTINUE TRACKING NE ACROSS S GEORGIA AND THE COASTAL CAROLINAS ON FRI. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS WILL PUSH INLAND OVER FLORIDA FROM THE NE GULF THROUGH FRI MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE FRI THROUGH SAT OVER THE EASTERN GULF AS HERMINE EXITS THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-020400- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1147 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-020400- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1147 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W...AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-020400- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1147 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S TO SW WINDS 40 TO 45 KT S OF 27N...AND E 45 TO 60 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN S TO SW SWELL S OF 27N...AND 19 TO 21 FT IN S TO SW SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL S OF 27N...AND 11 TO 14 FT IN S TO SW SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-020400- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1147 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 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...NE TO 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-020400- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1147 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-020400- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1147 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND S 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-020400- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1147 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-020400- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1147 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MCELROY