000 FZNT24 KNHC 061516 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1116 AM EDT WED APR 6 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. GMZ001-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1116 AM EDT WED APR 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM UPPER FLORIDA KEYS TO SE MISSISSIPPI WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. NEW COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS THIS EVENING AND SHIFT SE... REACHING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST THU MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE FROM S FLORIDA TO UPPER MEXICO BY FRI MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE N GULF THU AND FRI IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. A WEAK REINFORCING FRONT WILL SINK S ACROSS THE N GULF FRI THEN MOVE SE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-070330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1116 AM EDT WED APR 6 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-070330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1116 AM EDT WED APR 6 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 90W... SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE 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 TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-070330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1116 AM EDT WED APR 6 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-070330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1116 AM EDT WED APR 6 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-070330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1116 AM EDT WED APR 6 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT...THEN...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-070330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1116 AM EDT WED APR 6 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-070330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1116 AM EDT WED APR 6 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-070330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1116 AM EDT WED APR 6 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE 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 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING