000 FZNT24 KNHC 210908 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 508 AM EDT FRI APR 21 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. GMZ001-212115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 508 AM EDT FRI APR 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS BEFORE SHIFTING EASTWARD SAT. A TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE SE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A LOW MAY FORM ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS ON SAT AND MOVE TOWARD FLORIDA SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO SUN MORNING...AND FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON MORNING...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-212115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 508 AM EDT FRI APR 21 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-212115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 508 AM EDT FRI APR 21 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ015-212115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 508 AM EDT FRI APR 21 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-212115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 508 AM EDT FRI APR 21 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-212115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 508 AM EDT FRI APR 21 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-212115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 508 AM EDT FRI APR 21 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE...THEN... SHIFTING TO E TO SE... SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-212115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 508 AM EDT FRI APR 21 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-212115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 508 AM EDT FRI APR 21 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR