000 FZNT24 KNHC 020834 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 434 AM EDT WED APR 2 2014 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. GMZ001-022045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 434 AM EDT WED APR 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGING EXTENDING FROM ATLC HIGH PRES ALONG 30N WILL SUPPORT RETURN FLOW...INCREASING OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AS TROUGHING STRENGTHENS OVER TEXAS. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATE THU NIGHT STALLING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT...THEN MOVING BACK TO THE NW AS A WARM FRONT SUN. $$ GMZ011-022045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 434 AM EDT WED APR 2 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 3 NM. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 3 NM. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 3 NM. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-022045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 434 AM EDT WED APR 2 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 3 NM. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 3 NM. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 3 NM. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 3 NM. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-022045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 434 AM EDT WED APR 2 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-022045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 434 AM EDT WED APR 2 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-022045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 434 AM EDT WED APR 2 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-022045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 434 AM EDT WED APR 2 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-022045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 434 AM EDT WED APR 2 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-022045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 434 AM EDT WED APR 2 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY