000 FZNT24 KNHC 090853 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 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. GMZ001-092100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE BASIN TODAY AND EXIT THE FORECAST AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. NW WINDS IN SW GULF NEAR THE COAST OF VERACRUZ WILL REACH 25 KT TONIGHT AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH MON MORNING...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 7-8 FT. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF MON AND DRIFT WEST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL EAST OF THE TROUGH THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ011-092100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-092100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-092100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-092100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-092100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-092100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-092100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-092100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 453 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL