000 FZNT24 KNHC 190240 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1040 PM 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. GMZ001-191500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1040 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MEXICO FRI...WEAKEN AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN DISSIPATE SUN. GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT IN THE W AND SW GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS WILL PREVAIL LATE SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ011-191500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1040 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-191500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1040 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT 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 E OF 90W AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-191500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1040 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-191500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1040 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 96W AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 96W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF 96W...SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. .SAT...E OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-191500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1040 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 24N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 24N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-191500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1040 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-191500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1040 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-191500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1040 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E 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 MUNDELL