000 FZNT24 KNHC 111448 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1048 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. GMZ001-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1048 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE CONTINUE SE ACROSS GULF REACHING FROM BILOXI TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATER TODAY...THEN FROM N FLORIDA TO TUXPAN MEXICO FRI NIGHT AS W PORTION OF FRONT WEAKENS AND STALL FROM S OF TAMPA TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST LATE SAT. EXPECT STRONG N WINDS WITH SEAS AS HIGH AS 12 FT BRIEFLY BEHIND FRONT LATER TODAY. $$ GMZ011-112130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1048 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-112130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1048 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 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. $$ GMZ015-112130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1048 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-112130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1048 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. $$ GMZ019-112130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1048 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-112130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1048 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 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. $$ GMZ023-112130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1048 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-112130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1048 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 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 WALLY BARNES