000 FZNT24 KNHC 090914 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 514 AM EDT TUE APR 9 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. GMZ001-092030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 514 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE EXTENDS W ALONG 32N AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WED...WEAKENING LATE WED AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE W GULF TODAY THROUGH EARLY WED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED NIGHT...REACHING MOBILE BAY TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THU EVENING...FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRI EVENING... THEN STALL FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO MEXICAN COAST ALONG 25N SAT. $$ GMZ011-092030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 514 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-092030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 514 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E OF 90W... AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-092030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 514 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-092030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 514 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-092030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 514 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-092030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 514 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-092030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 514 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-092030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 514 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING