000 FZNT24 KNHC 212101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 501 PM EDT THU APR 21 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. GMZ001-220915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 501 PM EDT THU APR 21 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE W ATLC WILL SHIFT E-SE INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC FRI THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI MORNING...STRETCH ALONG 26N E OF 90W SAT MORNING AND PASS SE OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF BEHIND IT SAT...SHIFT TO THE NE GULF SUN AND PASS E OF THE AREA MON. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES W-NW OVER WATER EACH NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-220915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 501 PM EDT THU APR 21 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-220915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 501 PM EDT THU APR 21 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ015-220915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 501 PM EDT THU APR 21 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-220915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 501 PM EDT THU APR 21 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-220915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 501 PM EDT THU APR 21 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-220915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 501 PM EDT THU APR 21 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-220915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 501 PM EDT THU APR 21 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-220915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 501 PM EDT THU APR 21 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING