000 FZNT24 KNHC 041352 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 952 AM EDT THU APR 4 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. GMZ001-042115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 952 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM A 1012 MB LOW NEAR SW TO 26N91W TO TAMPICO MEXICO. THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE COLD FRONT REACHING FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT...FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY FRI...THEN EXIT THE REGION FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL THEN SHIFT EASTWARD SAT AND SUN AS LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ011-042115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 952 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-042115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 952 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...E OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF E OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR E PART THIS MORNING . .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E PART EARLY. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 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. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-042115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 952 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-042115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 952 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-042115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 952 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-042115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 952 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .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 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-042115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 952 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-042115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 952 AM EDT THU APR 4 2013 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 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 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 AGUIRRE