000 FZNT24 KNHC 031431 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1031 AM EDT MON APR 3 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. GMZ001-040245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1031 AM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N92W TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL STALL FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO OFF VERACRUZ BY THIS EVENING THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED...SWEEPING THROUGH THE SE GULF BY THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT FRI. $$ GMZ011-040245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1031 AM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-040245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1031 AM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT...AND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 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 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-040245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1031 AM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-040245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1031 AM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E 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. $$ GMZ019-040245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1031 AM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-040245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1031 AM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-040245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1031 AM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-040245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1031 AM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY