000 FZNT24 KNHC 230209 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1009 PM EDT FRI APR 22 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. GMZ001-231415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1009 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM WESTERN FLORIDA TO NORTHEASTERN MEXICO WILL STRETCH ALONG 26N SAT AND PASS E OF THE AREA BY SUN. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE FRONT SAT NIGHT...SHIFT TO THE NE GULF SUN AND LINGER THERE THROUGH WED. A MODERATE TO FRESH SE BREEZE IS EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN GULF MON THROUGH WED AS TROUGHING DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS AND THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS. $$ GMZ011-231415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1009 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-231415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1009 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-231415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1009 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-231415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1009 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-231415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1009 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-231415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1009 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 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. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-231415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1009 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-231415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1009 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER MCELROY