000 FZNT24 KNHC 172002 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 402 PM EDT MON OCT 17 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. GMZ001-180815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 402 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A NW TO SE ORIENTATED SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP INTERMITTENTLY ACROSS THE SW GULF WATERS THROUGH EARLY THU. A NE TO SW ORIENTED RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL RACE E REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA ON FRI NIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-180815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 402 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-180815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 402 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-180815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 402 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-180815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 402 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-180815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 402 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-180815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 402 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-180815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 402 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-180815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 402 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON