000 FZNT24 KNHC 082049 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 449 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 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. GMZ001-090900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 449 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT...THEN INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN ON MON. FRESH N TO NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE BASIN NW OF THE FRONT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SW GULF NEAR VERACRUZ TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ011-090900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 449 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-090900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 449 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-090900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 449 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-090900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 449 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-090900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 449 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-090900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 449 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-090900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 449 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 .TONIGHT...W OF 95W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...W OF 95W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-090900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 449 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E 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. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MCELROY