000 FZNT24 KNHC 172022 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 422 PM EDT FRI MAR 17 2017 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. GMZ001-180830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 422 PM EDT FRI MAR 17 2017 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL SHIFT SW OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF ON SAT ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO PASS SE ACROSS THE NE GULF WATERS. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT BACK E ALONG 28N ON MON TO THE FAR EASTERN GULF BY TUE NIGHT. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL FORM EACH DAY OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THROUGH SUN. EACH TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE WATERS S OF 22N DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND DISSIPATE NEAR 94W S OF 22N ALONG 94W DURING THE MORNING. $$ GMZ011-180830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 422 PM EDT FRI MAR 17 2017 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-180830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 422 PM EDT FRI MAR 17 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-180830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 422 PM EDT FRI MAR 17 2017 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-180830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 422 PM EDT FRI MAR 17 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-180830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 422 PM EDT FRI MAR 17 2017 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-180830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 422 PM EDT FRI MAR 17 2017 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N BETWEEN 84W AND 86W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E 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 WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-180830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 422 PM EDT FRI MAR 17 2017 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-180830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 422 PM EDT FRI MAR 17 2017 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 21N AND E OF 92W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MCELROY