000 FZNT24 KNHC 030911 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 511 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 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. GMZ001-032115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 511 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO TUXPAN MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO JUST S OF VERACRUZ MEXICO THIS EVENING...FROM SANIBEL ISLAND FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED EVENING...THEN PASS SE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT. LOCALLY DENSE SMOKE AND HAZE IN THE W GULF WILL SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TODAY 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. $$ GMZ011-032115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 511 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-032115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 511 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT...AND SW 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-032115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 511 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...W OF FRONT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-032115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 511 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-032115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 511 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-032115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 511 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-032115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 511 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-032115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 511 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF SMOKE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING