000 FZNT24 KNHC 180842 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 442 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 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. GMZ001-182045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 442 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH TODAY. A NW TO SE ORIENTED 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 RETRACT 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. $$ GMZ011-182045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 442 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-182045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 442 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...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. 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-182045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 442 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-182045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 442 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-182045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 442 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-182045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 442 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TONIGHT...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 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-182045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 442 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-182045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 442 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY