000 FZNT24 KNHC 170830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 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. GMZ001-172100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT N THROUGH FRI. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT IN THE NE GULF FRI AND DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS FLORIDA THROUGH SAT AS THE LOW MOVES EASTWARD. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-172100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 430 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-172100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 430 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...E OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 90W AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF E OF 90W. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-172100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 430 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-172100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 430 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-172100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 430 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 24N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-172100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 430 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-172100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 430 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-172100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 430 AM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL