000 FZNT24 KNHC 042036 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 436 PM EDT THU MAY 4 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. GMZ001-050845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 436 PM EDT THU MAY 4 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO JUST S OF VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL SWEEP SE THROUGH THE REMAINING GULF WATERS BY LATE FRI. N WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE WEST CENTRAL AND SW GULF THIS EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE ALSO EXPECTED THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 28N. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FRI AND SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-050845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 436 PM EDT THU MAY 4 2017 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-050845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 436 PM EDT THU MAY 4 2017 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 90W...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 90W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-050845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 436 PM EDT THU MAY 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN VICINITY OF SQUALL LINE N OF 26N E OF 85W. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-050845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 436 PM EDT THU MAY 4 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-050845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 436 PM EDT THU MAY 4 2017 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-050845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 436 PM EDT THU MAY 4 2017 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-050845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 436 PM EDT THU MAY 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-050845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 436 PM EDT THU MAY 4 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER MCELROY