000 FZNT24 KNHC 020905 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 505 AM EDT MON MAY 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. GMZ001-022115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 505 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS...LOCALLY DENSE SMOKE AND HAZE IN THE W GULF WILL DISPERSE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM SW LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING...FROM MOBILE BAY TO 18.5N95.5W TUE EVENING...FROM SANIBEL ISLAND FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE ON WED EVENING...THEN MOVE SE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY THU AFTERNOON. A SURFACE HIGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF ON WED EVENING AND MEANDER THERE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-022115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 505 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-022115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 505 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E OF FRONT...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-022115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 505 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-022115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 505 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .TODAY...W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-022115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 505 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-022115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 505 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-022115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 505 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-022115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 505 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING