000 FZNT24 KNHC 300846 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 446 AM EDT THU MAR 30 2017 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. GMZ001-302100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 446 AM EDT THU MAR 30 2017 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES EXTENDING THE FROM WESTERN ATLANTIC WESTWARD TO THE EASTERN GULF WILL MAINTAIN E TO SE RETURN FLOW OVER THOSE WATERS THROUGH THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT PRECEDED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SE FRESH TO STRONG RETURN FLOW WILL THEN DOMINATE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SUN...THEN DIMINISH SUN NIGHT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE MON. STRONG TO SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH A CHANCE FOR WINDS REACHING TO NEAR GALE ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS NEXT FRONT ALONG...AND ALONG WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. $$ GMZ011-302100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 446 AM EDT THU MAR 30 2017 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-302100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 446 AM EDT THU MAR 30 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-302100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 446 AM EDT THU MAR 30 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. $$ GMZ017-302100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 446 AM EDT THU MAR 30 2017 .TODAY...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-302100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 446 AM EDT THU MAR 30 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-302100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 446 AM EDT THU MAR 30 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-302100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 446 AM EDT THU MAR 30 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-302100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 446 AM EDT THU MAR 30 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE