000 FZNT24 KNHC 080222 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1022 PM EDT SUN APR 7 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. GMZ001-081430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1022 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A NE TO SW ORIENTED RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH WED...INCREASING OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE MON THROUGH WED AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THAT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY ENTER THE NW GULF LATE WED NIGHT...REACHING FROM 29N91W TO 21N97W THU MORNING...THEN FROM 30N86W TO 18N93W FRI MORNING. $$ GMZ011-081430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1022 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-081430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1022 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-081430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1022 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ017-081430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1022 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-081430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1022 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-081430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1022 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. $$ GMZ023-081430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1022 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-081430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1022 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY