000 FZNT24 KNHC 200210 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1010 PM EDT WED OCT 19 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. GMZ001-201415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1010 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE RETREATING E THU AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL RACE E REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA ON FRI NIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT OFF THE COAST OF VERACRUZ STARTING FRI...REACHING MINIMAL GALE FORCE LATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN. $$ GMZ011-201415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1010 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-201415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1010 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-201415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1010 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT S OF 27N...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-201415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1010 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N W OF 97W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-201415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1010 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-201415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1010 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-201415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1010 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-201415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1010 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL