000 FZNT24 KNHC 210839 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 439 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 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. GMZ001-212045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 439 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE SW NORTH ATLC TO THE SE U.S. WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN TODAY. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS WILL PULSE OFF THE NW COAST OF YUCATAN TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E TONIGHT AND MON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT STALLS AND WEAKENS NEAR THE N GULF COAST. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF WED THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM S FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-212045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 439 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-212045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 439 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-212045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 439 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-212045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 439 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-212045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 439 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-212045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 439 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-212045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 439 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-212045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 439 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...BETWEEN 88W AND 91W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MCELROY