000 FZNT24 KNHC 190830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 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. GMZ001-192200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM E LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE SUN. GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS WILL BE FOUND W OF THE FRONT IN THE W AND SW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS WILL PREVAIL LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ011-192200- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 430 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-192200- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 430 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...E OF 90W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-192200- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 430 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-192200- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 430 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL E OF 96W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 96W. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...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. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-192200- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 430 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-192200- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 430 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-192200- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 430 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-192200- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 430 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL