000 FZNT24 KNHC 120844 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 444 AM EDT FRI MAY 12 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. GMZ001-122045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 444 AM EDT FRI MAY 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATER THIS MORNING...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SAT...STALL FROM THE PORT OF TAMPA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN...AND THEN DRIFT W AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. FRESH RETURN FLOW IS FORECAST OVER THE W GULF ON TUE. $$ GMZ011-122045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 444 AM EDT FRI MAY 12 2017 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-122045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 444 AM EDT FRI MAY 12 2017 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-122045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 444 AM EDT FRI MAY 12 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-122045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 444 AM EDT FRI MAY 12 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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. $$ GMZ019-122045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 444 AM EDT FRI MAY 12 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT...AND NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT...AND NW 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-122045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 444 AM EDT FRI MAY 12 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-122045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 444 AM EDT FRI MAY 12 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-122045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 444 AM EDT FRI MAY 12 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY