000 FZNT24 KNHC 050213 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1013 PM EDT TUE APR 4 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. GMZ001-051415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1013 PM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO EMERGE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUNRISE WED. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E-SE AND EXTEND FROM SANIBEL ISLAND TO THE NW TIP OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU. THE FRONT WILL CLEAR E OF THE BASIN BY THU NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE N-NW WINDS WILL FOLLOW IN WAKE OF THE FRONT INITIALLY ACROSS THE NW WATERS...THEN REACH NEAR GALE FORCE ONCE AGAIN OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ WED NIGHT. WINDS DIMINISH AND SEAS SUBSIDE FRI AND SAT AS RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. $$ GMZ011-051415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1013 PM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-051415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1013 PM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-051415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1013 PM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-051415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1013 PM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-051415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1013 PM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-051415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1013 PM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-051415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1013 PM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-051415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1013 PM EDT TUE APR 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN