000 FZNT24 KNHC 140202 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1002 PM EDT SUN APR 13 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. GMZ001-141415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1002 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE N GULF WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SE RETURN FLOW THROUGH MON. AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS MON EVENING WITH STRONG GALES EXPECTED BEHIND IT OVER THE WESTERN GULF...AND BRIEF STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS SW PORTIONS LATE TUE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM JUST S OF TAMPA BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENING THEN STALL AND BEGIN TO DISSIPATE FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO NW YUCATAN COAST WED AFTERNOON NIGHT. FRONTAL REMNANTS THEN EXPECTED TO SHIFT N WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT AS HIGH PRES WELL TO THE N DRIVES MOSTLY MODERATE E TO SE FLOW ACROSS THE BASIN. $$ GMZ011-141415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1002 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-141415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1002 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E OF 90W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-141415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1002 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-141415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1002 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF 96W...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 96W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 96W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT E OF 96W...AND N 40 TO 45 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-141415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1002 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING N 20 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-141415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1002 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-141415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1002 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE... ...STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...SHIFTING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ DURING AFTERNOON. E OF 95W...SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W...SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 19 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 15 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-141415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1002 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING