000 FZNT24 KNHC 241504 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1104 AM EDT MON APR 24 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. GMZ001-250315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1104 AM EDT MON APR 24 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT FROM THE NW GULF TO THE SE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH TUE. EXPECT INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE GULF ON WED AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE REGION LATE WED NIGHT AND THEN STALL ACROSS NW PORTIONS THU BEFORE SHIFTING NW AND INLAND FRI. $$ GMZ011-250315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1104 AM EDT MON APR 24 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW, THEN...SHIFTING TO S TO SW TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-250315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1104 AM EDT MON APR 24 2017 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W...AND NW 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS W OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND SW 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S 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...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-250315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1104 AM EDT MON APR 24 2017 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-250315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1104 AM EDT MON APR 24 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-250315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1104 AM EDT MON APR 24 2017 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-250315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1104 AM EDT MON APR 24 2017 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-250315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1104 AM EDT MON APR 24 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-250315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1104 AM EDT MON APR 24 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING