000 FZNT24 KNHC 180900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 AM EDT THU APR 18 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. GMZ001-182145- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 500 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON FRI. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO S CENTRAL GULF SAT...THEN DISSIPATE SUN. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND LOW SEAS PREVAIL LATE SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ011-182145- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 500 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRI... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-182145- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 500 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W. .FRI...E OF 90W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-182145- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 500 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-182145- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 500 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRI... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 96W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 96W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E OF 96W E OF 96W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 96W. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-182145- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 500 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N OF 24N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-182145- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 500 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-182145- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 500 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRI AND FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-182145- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 500 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E 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. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN