000 FZNT24 KNHC 271451 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1051 AM EDT THU APR 27 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. GMZ001-280300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1051 AM EDT THU APR 27 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT N OF AREA TONIGHT. STRONG S WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRI AND SAT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF BETWEEN HIGH PRES IN THE ATLC AND LOW PRES NEAR TEXAS. STRONG N WINDS WILL FOLLOW A TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SUN. WINDS COULD REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE IN AREAS ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST BETWEEN TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH THROUGH MON AS THE FRONT STALLS AND DISSIPATES FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN LATE MON. $$ GMZ011-280300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1051 AM EDT THU APR 27 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-280300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1051 AM EDT THU APR 27 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-280300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1051 AM EDT THU APR 27 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-280300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1051 AM EDT THU APR 27 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-280300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1051 AM EDT THU APR 27 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-280300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1051 AM EDT THU APR 27 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-280300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1051 AM EDT THU APR 27 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-280300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1051 AM EDT THU APR 27 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MCELROY