000 FZNT24 KNHC 032029 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 429 PM 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. GMZ001-040830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 429 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO MEXICO NEAR 21.5N97.5W WILL STALL FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ TONIGHT 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. $$ GMZ011-040830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 429 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT, THEN...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-040830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 429 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-040830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 429 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-040830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 429 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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...W OF 96W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT...THEN...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-040830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 429 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-040830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 429 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-040830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 429 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-040830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 429 PM EDT MON APR 3 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 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 TO 4 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. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING