000 FZNT24 KNHC 040247 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1047 PM EDT MON OCT 3 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. GMZ001-041500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1047 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A REMNANT TROUGH IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. INTO THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WED THROUGH FRI AS HURRICANE MATTHEW MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND OFF OR NEAR THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. A NEW COLD FRONT MAY PUSH INTO THE NW GULF BY THE END OF THE WEEK...MOVING ACROSS THE GULF DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-041500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1047 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-041500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1047 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 90W...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-041500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1047 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-041500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1047 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-041500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1047 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-041500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1047 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-041500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1047 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-041500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1047 PM EDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY