000 FZNT24 KNHC 291502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1102 AM EDT SAT APR 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. GMZ001-300315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1102 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE TO S WINDS WILL PERSIST FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE NW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SUN...WITH WINDS REACHING MINIMAL GALE FORCE OFF TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TOWARD THE EASTERN GULF MON...DISSIPATING OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUE WITH ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGING BACK IN THROUGH WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY ENTER THE NW GULF LATE WED NIGHT FOLLOWED ALSO BY GALE FORCE WINDS. $$ GMZ011-300315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1102 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-300315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1102 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 .TODAY...W OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 90W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT W OF 90W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-300315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1102 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-300315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1102 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-300315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1102 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-300315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1102 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-300315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1102 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-300315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1102 AM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TOWARDS EVENING. ELSEWHERE... SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR