000 FZNT24 KNHC 070902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 502 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 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. GMZ001-072115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 502 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NE GULF TODAY AS HURRICANE MATTHEW MOVES NORTHWARD ALONG THE E COAST OF FLORIDA. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF SAT AND EXTEND FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN MEXICO SUN. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF THE FRONT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 9 FT SUN MORNING NEAR THE VERACRUZ COAST OF MEXICO FROM STRONG TO NEAR GALE N TO NW WINDS. $$ GMZ011-072115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 502 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-072115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 502 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-072115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 502 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N... AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N... AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-072115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 502 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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. $$ GMZ019-072115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 502 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-072115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 502 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. .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 4 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 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-072115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 502 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-072115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 502 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL