000 FZNT24 KNHC 292056 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 456 PM EDT WED MAR 29 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. GMZ001-300900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 456 PM EDT WED MAR 29 2017 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE SW N ATLC WILL MAINTAIN E TO SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH THU MORNING WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING PRECEDED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SE FRESH TO STRONG RETURN FLOW WILL THEN DOMINATE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ011-300900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 456 PM EDT WED MAR 29 2017 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-300900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 456 PM EDT WED MAR 29 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-300900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 456 PM EDT WED MAR 29 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-300900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 456 PM EDT WED MAR 29 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-300900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 456 PM EDT WED MAR 29 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-300900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 456 PM EDT WED MAR 29 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-300900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 456 PM EDT WED MAR 29 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 5 TO 10 KT, THEN...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-300900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 456 PM EDT WED MAR 29 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S...THEN...SHIFTING TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING