000 FZNT24 KNHC 040850 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 450 AM EDT WED MAY 4 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. GMZ001-042100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 450 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE MEXICO COAST NEAR 18.5N95W WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA EARLY THU. BANDS AND CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR E OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE AND A REINFORCING SURGE OF COOL AIR WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THU THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E INTO NE GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW TO ESTABLISH ACROSS W PORTIONS. $$ GMZ011-042100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 450 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-042100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 450 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE 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 TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-042100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 450 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2016 .TODAY...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ017-042100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 450 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO 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... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-042100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 450 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-042100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 450 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-042100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 450 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-042100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 450 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2016 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE... N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING