000 FZNT24 KNHC 120845 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 445 AM EDT FRI APR 12 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. GMZ001-122015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 445 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM FORT WALTON BEACH FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL REACH FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY THIS EVENING...THEN STALLING AND BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM FORT MYERS TO NW YUCATAN MEXICO BY LATE SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE FLOW ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ011-122015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-122015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-122015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2013 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-122015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-122015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-122015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-122015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-122015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 445 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. AREAS OF SMOKE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN