000 FZNT24 KNHC 110915 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 515 AM EDT THU APR 11 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. GMZ001-112030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 515 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST WILL CONTINUE SE ACROSS THE BASIN...REACHING FROM NEAR BILOXI TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...THEN FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO FRI EVENING AS W PORTION OF FRONT WEAKENS AND BEGINS TO DRIFT N. FRONT TO THEN STALL FROM JUST S OF TAMPA BAY TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST LATE SAT...DRIFTING N INTO N GULF WATERS ON SUN. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BRIEFLY BEHIND FRONT TODAY. $$ GMZ011-112030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 515 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-112030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 515 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-112030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 515 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-112030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 515 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-112030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 515 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-112030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 515 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-112030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 515 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-112030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 515 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING