000 FZNT24 KNHC 040144 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 944 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 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. GMZ001-041345- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 944 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT IN THE NE GULF EXTENDS FROM NEAR 28N85W TO 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N91W WITH A COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW THROUGH 26N93W TO 19N95W. THE LOW WILL SHIFT NE OF THE GULF TO 31N85W WHILE DEEPENING TO 1006 MB BY THU EVENING...WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO 26N86W TO 18N94W THEN...FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI MORNING...SHIFTING SE OF THE GULF BY FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF LATE SAT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ011-041345- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 944 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-041345- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 944 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER NEAR TSTMS. .THU...E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 90W. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-041345- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 944 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER NEAR TSTMS .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-041345- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 944 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E OF 96W...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-041345- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 944 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 26N. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-041345- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 944 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .OVERNIGHT...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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-041345- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 944 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ ...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-041345- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 944 PM EDT WED APR 3 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY