000 FZNT24 KNHC 061449 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1049 AM EDT SUN APR 6 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. GMZ001-070300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1049 AM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDING ALONG THE COAST FROM MISSISSIPPI TO NE TEXAS WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY. THE FRONT WILL RETURN AS A STRONG COLD FRONT TONIGHT...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE EARLY MON...FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE...THEN PUSHING SE OF THE GULF TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT IN THE CENTRAL AND E GULF WITH A REINFORCING SURGE OF NW WINDS ARRIVING BEHIND IT IN THE CENTRAL AND E GULF TUE INTO EARLY WED. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH WED AND THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. $$ GMZ011-070300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1049 AM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY TO 3 NM EARLY. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-070300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1049 AM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-070300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1049 AM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-070300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1049 AM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-070300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1049 AM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-070300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1049 AM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-070300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1049 AM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 21N W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-070300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1049 AM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN