000 FZNT24 KNHC 200831 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 431 AM EDT THU OCT 20 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. GMZ001-202045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 431 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL RETREAT E TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF...MOVING INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL RACE E REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE SW GULF ON FRI NIGHT...PASSING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT OFF THE COAST OF TAMAULIPAS AND VERACRUZ STARTING FRI...REACHING MINIMAL GALE FORCE FRI AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-202045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 431 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-202045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 431 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-202045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 431 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT S OF 27N...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-202045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 431 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT W OF 96W EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-202045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 431 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-202045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 431 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-202045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 431 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-202045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 431 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 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 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY