000 FZNT24 KNHC 012016 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 PM EDT MON MAY 1 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. GMZ001-020830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 416 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO 24.5N90W THEN STATIONARY TO 19N92W WILL STALL COMPLETELY TUE MORNING AS IT REACHES THE SE GULF...THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED NIGHT MOVING ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF BEHIND THIS NEXT FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-020830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 416 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-020830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 416 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-020830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 416 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-020830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 416 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 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 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-020830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 416 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. W OF FRONT... N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-020830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 416 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-020830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 416 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU AND THU NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-020830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 416 PM EDT MON MAY 1 2017 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY