000 FZNT24 KNHC 152034 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 434 PM 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. GMZ001-160845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 434 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM JUST N OF TAMPA FLORIDA TO 29N83W TO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N93W 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 AROUND 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 WILL PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH FLORIDA AS A COLD FRONT FRI NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM THE NE TO THE W CENTRAL GULF SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ011-160845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 434 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-160845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 434 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW 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 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 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. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-160845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 434 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-160845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 434 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AROUND SUNSET. 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 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO 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. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-160845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 434 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT AROUND SUNSET. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-160845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 434 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. .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 NW TO N SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 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. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-160845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 434 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT... DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT AROUND SUNSET...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-160845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 434 PM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .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 NW 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 IN N TO NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY