000 FZNT24 KNHC 021501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1101 AM EDT TUE MAY 2 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. GMZ001-030315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1101 AM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO 25N86W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED NIGHT MOVING ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WEST- CENTRAL AND SW GULF BEHIND THIS NEXT FRONT ON THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-030315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1101 AM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-030315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1101 AM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-030315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1101 AM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-030315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1101 AM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-030315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1101 AM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-030315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1101 AM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-030315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1101 AM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-030315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1101 AM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR