000 FZNT24 KNHC 300135 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 935 PM EDT SAT APR 29 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. GMZ001-301345- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 935 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE TO S WINDS WILL PERSIST FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE NW GULF TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SUN WITH WINDS REACHING MINIMAL GALE FORCE OFF TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TOWARD THE EASTERN GULF MON DISSIPATING OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUE WITH ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGING BACK IN THROUGH WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY ENTER THE NW GULF THU AND THU NIGHT FOLLOWED GALE FORCE WINDS. $$ GMZ011-301345- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 935 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-301345- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 935 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-301345- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 935 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-301345- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 935 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU AND THU NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ019-301345- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 935 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-301345- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 935 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO 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 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-301345- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 935 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU AND THU NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TON 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. .THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ025-301345- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 935 PM EDT SAT APR 29 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY