000 FZNT24 KNHC 010819 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 419 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 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. GMZ001-012030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 419 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF WATERS THIS MORNING...REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SAT...AND PASS E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SUN AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FAR SW WATERS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS ON SUN EVENING AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-012030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 419 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. PATCHY FOG E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-012030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 419 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-012030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 419 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-012030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 419 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W...AND SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-012030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 419 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-012030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 419 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-012030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 419 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-012030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 419 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON