000 FZNT24 KNHC 250830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EDT SAT APR 25 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. GMZ001-252030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK ATLC RIDGE WILL EXTEND W OVER THE GULF TODAY 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 SECOND COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE LOW NEAR BILOXI MISSISSIPPI TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL PASS SE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOCALLY RESTRICTED PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SW AND S CENTRAL GULF IN SMOKE AND HAZE DUE TO AGRICULTURE FIRES. $$ GMZ011-252030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 430 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-252030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 430 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-252030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 430 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-252030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 430 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-252030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 430 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. VSBY 3 NM. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-252030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 430 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S 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 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-252030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 430 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-252030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 430 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 3 NM. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 3 NM. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .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 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER