000 FZNT24 KNHC 050915 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 515 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 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. GMZ001-052115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 515 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NE FLORIDA TO 25N86W AND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF THIS EVENING. STRONG NW TO N WINDS ARE OCCURRING W OF THE FRONT TO NEAR 95W...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NE GULF. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW GALE FORCE BY THIS EVENING...WHILE THE STRONG WINDS ELSEWHERE W OF THE FRONT DIMINISH SAT MORNING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE ON SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE AT NIGHT AND INTO THE MORNINGS BEGINNING ON SUN. THIS TROUGH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NE TO E WINDS. $$ GMZ011-052115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 515 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-052115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 515 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING E OF 89W THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E OF 89W...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 89W...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT EARLY E OF 88W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-052115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 515 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT N OF 28N.. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 28N...AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART EARLY. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT N OF 28N. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-052115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 515 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-052115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 515 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-052115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 515 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-052115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 515 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-052115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 515 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE