000 FZNT24 KNHC 192030 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. GMZ001-200900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATER TONIGHT...STALL AND WEAKEN FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT...THEN DISSIPATE SUN. GALE FORCE WINDS AND LARGE SEAS W OF THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF WILL DIMINISH EARLY SAT. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL PREVAIL SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WED. $$ GMZ011-200900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 430 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-200900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 430 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .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 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...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 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-200900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 430 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-200900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 430 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT 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 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-200900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 430 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-200900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 430 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-200900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 430 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-200900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 430 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL