000 FZNT24 KNHC 020812 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 412 AM EDT SAT APR 2 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. GMZ001-022015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 412 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE SUN. GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE FAR W AND SW WATERS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF WATERS ON SUN EVENING AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE TUE NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N CENTRAL GULF ON WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-022015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 412 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-022015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 412 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-022015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 412 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-022015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 412 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 96W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-022015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 412 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-022015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 412 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...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. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-022015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 412 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT IN GALE AREA. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-022015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 412 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON