000 FZNT24 KNHC 041412 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1012 AM EDT TUE APR 4 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. GMZ001-050215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1012 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM APALACHICOLA TO 28N89W WHERE IT BECOMES A WARM FRONT TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE. THE WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA AHEAD OF A STRONG LATE SEASON COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL GULF WATERS THROUGH WED EVENING...THEN REACH FROM TAMPA TO NEAR 24N88W TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THU AND MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE EASTERN GULF WATERS THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS...REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE OFF VERACRUZ BY WED NIGHT INTO EARLY THU. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH THROUGH FRI AND SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE REGION. $$ GMZ011-050215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1012 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-050215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1012 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS EARLY. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-050215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1012 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-050215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1012 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-050215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1012 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-050215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1012 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-050215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1012 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT FROM 19N TO 20.5N W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-050215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1012 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE