000 FZNT24 KNHC 080205 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 PM EDT MON APR 7 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. GMZ001-081415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1005 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA SW TO 26N90W TO 19N95W WILL REACH FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING WHEN A REINFORCING SURGE OF NW WINDS MOVES INTO THE NW GULF. GALE CONDITIONS WITH THIS SURGE ARE EXPECTED TUE AFTERNOON IN THE FAR SW GULF NEAR THE COAST OF MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF TUE NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH WED AND THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THE HIGH PRES WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD FRI AND SAT WHILE WEAKENING WITH E TO SE MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-081415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1005 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-081415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1005 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW OF FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-081415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1005 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-081415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1005 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-081415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1005 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 F IN NW SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-081415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1005 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-081415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1005 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING S OF 20N W OF 95W... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 20N E OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-081415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1005 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE