000 FZNT24 KNHC 030219 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1019 PM 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. GMZ001-031430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1019 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE W YUCATAN PENINSULA OVERNIGHT TUE NIGHT AND PASS SE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT. LOCALLY DENSE SMOKE AND HAZE IN THE W GULF WILL SHRINK SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THROUGH TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING. HIGH PRES NEAR 27N95W WITH A RIDGE TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY WED NIGHT AND THU. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT N OF THE AREA THU NIGHT WITH A RIDGE ALONG 91W SETTING UP SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. $$ GMZ011-031430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1019 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-031430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1019 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 3 NM. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-031430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1019 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-031430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1019 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-031430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1019 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE. ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 3 NM. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-031430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1019 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-031430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1019 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-031430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1019 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE. VSBY 3 NM. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER