000 FZNT24 KNHC 240845 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 445 AM EDT FRI APR 24 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. GMZ001-242045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 445 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM PORT SAINT JOE FLORIDA TO NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NE GULF TODAY. A WEAK ATLC RIDGE WILL EXTEND W OVER THE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL DIP INTO THE N GULF MON MORNING AND STALL ALONG 28N BEFORE RETREATING AS A WARM FRONT OVERNIGHT MON NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE BOUNDARY BY TUE AND A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE LOW NEAR BILOXI MISSISSIPPI TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOCALLY RESTRICTED IN THE SW AND S CENTRAL GULF IN SMOKE AND HAZE DUE TO AGRICULTURE FIRES. $$ GMZ011-242045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-242045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-242045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EVENING. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-242045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 3 NM S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-242045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. VSBY 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-242045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-242045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 3 NM. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-242045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 3 NM. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 3 NM. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER