000 FZNT24 KNHC 040903 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 503 AM EDT TUE OCT 4 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. GMZ001-042115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 503 AM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A REMNANT TROUGH IS OVER THE WESTERN GULF ALONG 94W FROM 22N TO 27N. THIS TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TODAY. 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. $$ GMZ011-042115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 503 AM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-042115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 503 AM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-042115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 503 AM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-042115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 503 AM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-042115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 503 AM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-042115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 503 AM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-042115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 503 AM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-042115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 503 AM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR