000 FZNT24 KNHC 210857 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 457 AM EDT WED SEP 21 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. GMZ001-212100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 457 AM EDT WED SEP 21 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A PERSISTENT NE TO SW TROUGH ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT W TODAY AND INLAND TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE NE. FAIRLY TRANQUIL MARINE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH WINDS INCREASING SLIGHTLY IN THE CENTRAL AND W GULF FRI THROUGH SUN AS THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS. $$ GMZ011-212100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 457 AM EDT WED SEP 21 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED AFTERNOON TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-212100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 457 AM EDT WED SEP 21 2016 .TODAY...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W...AND E 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE 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 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-212100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 457 AM EDT WED SEP 21 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-212100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 457 AM EDT WED SEP 21 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SE 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. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-212100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 457 AM EDT WED SEP 21 2016 .TODAY...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-212100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 457 AM EDT WED SEP 21 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-212100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 457 AM EDT WED SEP 21 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-212100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 457 AM EDT WED SEP 21 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING