000 FZNT24 KNHC 082033 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 433 PM EDT MON APR 8 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. GMZ001-090845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 433 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A NE TO SW ORIENTED RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WED...WEAKENING LATE WED AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED NIGHT...REACHING FROM 29N92W TO 21N97W THU MORNING...FROM 30N84W TO 19N92W FRI MORNING... THEN STALLING FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE W CENTRAL GULF SAT. $$ GMZ011-090845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 433 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-090845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 433 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...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 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-090845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 433 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ017-090845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 433 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-090845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 433 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-090845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 433 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .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. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-090845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 433 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-090845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 433 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 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...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE 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. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY