000 FZNT24 KNHC 151448 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1048 AM EDT TUE APR 15 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. GMZ001-160300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1048 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO HEROICA VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF WILL DIMINISH BEFORE SUNSET...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL RETURN N THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF AS A WARM FRONT LATE WED THROUGH FRI THEN PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH FLORIDA AS A COLD FRONT FRI NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE FRONT SAT. $$ GMZ011-160300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1048 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-160300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1048 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-160300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1048 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-160300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1048 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST S OF 25N EARLY. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 96W...SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. W OF 96W...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-160300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1048 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-160300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1048 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-160300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1048 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT 35 TO 50 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 45 KT... DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-160300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1048 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER