000 FZNT24 KNHC 031541 AAA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1135 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 UPDATED ZONE 13 FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT 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. GMZ001-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1135 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 28N93W WITH A DEVELOPING COLD FRONT SW TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND A WARM FRONT ESE TO 24N84W WILL LIFT NE TO SE LOUISIANA AND THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION TONIGHT INTO THU. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE ENE ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE THU NIGHT AND FRI WHILE SLOWLY DEEPENING...THEN TURN NE AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES THU NIGHT AND FRI. THE LOW WILL PUSH THE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY THU...TO A POSITION FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE THU NIGHT...AND TO JUST SE OF THE GULF BY EARLY FRI AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND NUMEROUS TSTMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON WHILE SHIFTING EASTWARD. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ011-032130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1135 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-032130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- UPDATED 1135 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 92W SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 92W 6 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT E OF 90W SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT EARLY THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-032130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1135 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EARLY...THEN BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-032130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1135 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-032130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1135 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-032130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1135 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-032130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1135 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-032130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1135 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE