000 FZNT24 KNHC 042108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 508 PM 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. GMZ001-050915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 508 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN GULF LATE WED THROUGH FRI AS HURRICANE MATTHEW MOVES N ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND ALONG THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. A NEW COLD FRONT COULD PUSH INTO THE NW GULF BY THE END OF THE WEEK...THEN ACROSS THE NE GULF DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-050915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 508 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-050915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 508 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 90W...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-050915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 508 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-050915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 508 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .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 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 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-050915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 508 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-050915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 508 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 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 TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-050915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 508 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-050915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 508 PM EDT TUE OCT 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...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...NW TO N 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 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MCELROY