000 FZNT24 KNHC 260839 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 439 AM EDT SUN APR 26 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. GMZ001-262045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 439 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK ATLC RIDGE WILL EXTEND W OVER THE GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT. A 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 MOBILE BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL PASS SE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT AND RIDGING WILL BUILD FROM THE W. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOCALLY RESTRICTED PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SW AND S CENTRAL GULF IN SMOKE AND HAZE DUE TO AGRICULTURE FIRES. $$ GMZ011-262045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 439 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-262045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 439 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2015 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...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. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-262045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 439 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2015 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-262045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 439 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. .MON...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 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...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. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-262045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 439 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-262045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 439 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2015 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...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 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-262045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 439 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE WITH VSBY 3 NM. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-262045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 439 AM EDT SUN APR 26 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S 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. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER