000 FZNT24 KNHC 260835 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 435 AM EDT WED APR 26 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. GMZ001-262045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 435 AM EDT WED APR 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED IN THE SE GULF WILL SHIFT SE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO THU THEN SHIFT NW AND INLAND BY EARLY FRI. A STRONG ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE GULF FRI THROUGH SAT TO PRODUCE STRONG RETURN FLOW BASIN WIDE. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-262045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 435 AM EDT WED APR 26 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-262045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 435 AM EDT WED APR 26 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-262045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 435 AM EDT WED APR 26 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-262045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 435 AM EDT WED APR 26 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-262045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 435 AM EDT WED APR 26 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-262045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 435 AM EDT WED APR 26 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-262045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 435 AM EDT WED APR 26 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-262045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 435 AM EDT WED APR 26 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN