000 FZNT24 KNHC 181508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1108 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. GMZ001-182045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1108 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SE TONIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO NEAR VERACRUZ FRI MORNING THEN WEAKEN AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN DISSIPATE SUN. WINDS TO GALE FORCE AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE W AND SW GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS WILL PREVAIL LATE SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ011-182045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1108 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-182045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1108 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 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. $$ GMZ015-182045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1108 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-182045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1108 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. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF 96W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF 96W...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .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. $$ GMZ019-182045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1108 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N OF 24N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-182045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1108 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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. $$ GMZ023-182045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1108 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRI... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-182045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1108 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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 9 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 STRIPLING