000 FZNT24 KNHC 141440 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1040 AM EDT MON APR 14 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. GMZ001-150245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1040 AM EDT MON APR 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS THIS EVENING WITH STRONG GALES EXPECTED BEHIND IT OVER THE WESTERN GULF...AND BRIEF STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS SW PORTIONS TUE LATE. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA BY TUE NIGHT AND DISSIPATE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN ON FRI. $$ GMZ011-150245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1040 AM EDT MON APR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-150245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1040 AM EDT MON APR 14 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF E OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 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 6 TO 8 FT E OF 90W...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL W OF 90W. 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 5 TO 7 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. $$ GMZ015-150245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1040 AM EDT MON APR 14 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-150245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1040 AM EDT MON APR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 96W...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT E OF 96W...AND N 40 TO 45 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .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. $$ GMZ019-150245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1040 AM EDT MON APR 14 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-150245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1040 AM EDT MON APR 14 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-150245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1040 AM EDT MON APR 14 2014 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT... DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-150245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1040 AM EDT MON APR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... E 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .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 SCHAUER