000 FZNT24 KNHC 062108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 508 PM EDT THU OCT 6 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. GMZ001-070915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 508 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE E GULF NOW THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS HURRICANE MATTHEW MOVES N ALONG THE E COAST OF FLORIDA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT E OF THE OFFSHORE ZONES ALONG PORTIONS OF FL W COAST. A COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE OVER THE NW GULF ON SAT...THEN REACH THE SE GULF LATE SUN. $$ GMZ011-070915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 508 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-070915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 508 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-070915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 508 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-070915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 508 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2016 .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-070915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 508 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-070915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 508 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-070915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 508 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-070915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 508 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MCELROY