000 FZNT24 KNHC 210826 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 426 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2015 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. GMZ001-212030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 426 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS...THE N PORTION OF A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS E THROUGH THE NE GULF WATERS EARLY TODAY WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION DISSIPATES ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND PREVAIL THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL SHIFT W OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH NIGHT...MOVE W ACROSS THE SW WATERS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND DISSIPATE BY MIDDAY. $$ GMZ011-212030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 426 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-212030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 426 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-212030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 426 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2015 .TODAY...E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-212030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 426 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-212030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 426 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-212030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 426 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-212030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 426 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF SMOKE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-212030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 426 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON