000 FZNT24 KNHC 052117 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 517 PM EDT WED APR 5 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. GMZ001-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 517 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO AND WILL SWEEP SE OF THE GULF THROUGH LATE THU...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE OFF VERACRUZ TONIGHT INTO THU. WINDS DIMINISH AND SEAS SUBSIDE THU NIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. $$ GMZ011-060930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 517 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-060930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 517 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017 .TONIGHT...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...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-060930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 517 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-060930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 517 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017 .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-060930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 517 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-060930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 517 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-060930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 517 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-060930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 517 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .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. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN