000 FZNT24 KNHC 031415 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1015 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 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. GMZ001-040300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1015 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM ALABAMA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA EARLY THU. HIGH PRESSURE AND A REINFORCING SURGE OF COOL AIR WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THU THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-040300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1015 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-040300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1015 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND S TO SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-040300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1015 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-040300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1015 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-040300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1015 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-040300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1015 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-040300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1015 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-040300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1015 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL