000 FZNT24 KNHC 230143 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 942 PM EDT WED APR 22 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. GMZ001-231345- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 942 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS NW TO 26N88W AND TO CENTRAL TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU NIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL SHIFT W OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH NIGHT WILL MOVE WNW ACROSS THE SW WATERS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND DISSIPATE BY MIDDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN. SE FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF MON. $$ GMZ011-231345- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 942 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-231345- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 942 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO 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...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ015-231345- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 942 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-231345- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 942 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-231345- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 942 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE... SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-231345- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 942 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-231345- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 942 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 5 NM OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 5 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 5 NM OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 5 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-231345- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 942 PM EDT WED APR 22 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 5 NM OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 5 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 5 NM OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 5 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE