000 FZNT24 KNHC 030759 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 359 AM EDT WED MAY 3 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. GMZ001-032000- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 359 AM EDT WED MAY 3 2017 .SYNOPSIS...SE FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND MOVING ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF BEHIND THIS NEXT FRONT ON THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-032000- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 359 AM EDT WED MAY 3 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-032000- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 359 AM EDT WED MAY 3 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-032000- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 359 AM EDT WED MAY 3 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-032000- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 359 AM EDT WED MAY 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...FROM 22N TO 23N W OF 96W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-032000- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 359 AM EDT WED MAY 3 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-032000- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 359 AM EDT WED MAY 3 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-032000- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 359 AM EDT WED MAY 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-032000- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 359 AM EDT WED MAY 3 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 4 TO 6 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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN