000 FZNT24 KNHC 051428 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1028 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 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. GMZ001-060230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1028 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE SE GULF WILL MOVE SE AND EXIT THE BASIN LATE TODAY. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF SAT...THEN SLIDE EAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AS RIDGE AXIS SETS UP ACROSS THE NE GULF. $$ GMZ011-060230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1028 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-060230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1028 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S 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 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-060230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1028 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-060230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1028 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .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 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-060230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1028 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-060230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1028 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-060230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1028 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-060230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1028 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .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 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LATTO