000 FZNT24 KNHC 182057 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 457 PM EDT WED MAY 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. GMZ001-190900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 457 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE NE GULF WATERS WILL MAINTAIN SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT. LOW PRESSURE NEAR BILOXI MISSISSIPPI WILL MOVE NE ALONG A WEAK COLD FRONT NEARING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...AND DISSIPATE ON THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF ON SAT...THEN PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS ON SUN. SURFACE TROUGHING OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL CAUSE WINDS OVER THE SW GULF TO BECOME FRESH TO STRONG THU THROUGH FRI. $$ GMZ011-190900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 457 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-190900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 457 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W... AND SE 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W... SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-190900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 457 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-190900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 457 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-190900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 457 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-190900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 457 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ023-190900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 457 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-190900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 457 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR