000 FZNT24 KNHC 280145 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 945 PM EDT THU APR 27 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. GMZ001-281345- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 945 PM EDT THU APR 27 2017 .SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANTS OF A FRONT IN THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. STRONG S WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRI AND SAT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF BETWEEN HIGH PRES IN THE ATLC AND LOW PRES NEAR TEXAS. STRONG N WINDS WILL FOLLOW A TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SUN. WINDS COULD REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE OFFSHORE OF TAMAULIPAS AND VERACRUZ SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY PROGRESSES EASTWARD MON THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ011-281345- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 945 PM EDT THU APR 27 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-281345- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 945 PM EDT THU APR 27 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 90W... AND SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-281345- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 945 PM EDT THU APR 27 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-281345- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 945 PM EDT THU APR 27 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-281345- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 945 PM EDT THU APR 27 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-281345- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 945 PM EDT THU APR 27 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-281345- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 945 PM EDT THU APR 27 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-281345- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 945 PM EDT THU APR 27 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY