000 FZNT24 KNHC 300841 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 441 AM EDT TUE APR 30 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. GMZ001-302145- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 441 AM EDT TUE APR 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF THROUGH WED...EMBEDDED IN WHAT IS OTHERWISE A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLC TO THE EASTERN GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY STRONG N FLOW...REACHING GALE FORCE FRI MORNING OFF THE SOUTHERN TAMAULIPAS COAST. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT GLIDES SE AND DISSIPATES THROUGH SAT. AREAS OF SMOKE MAY PERSIST IN THE WATERS OF CAMPECHE TODAY. $$ GMZ011-302145- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 441 AM EDT TUE APR 30 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE THE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-302145- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 441 AM EDT TUE APR 30 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-302145- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 441 AM EDT TUE APR 30 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-302145- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 441 AM EDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED... .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S OF 24N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-302145- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 441 AM EDT TUE APR 30 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-302145- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 441 AM EDT TUE APR 30 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-302145- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 441 AM EDT TUE APR 30 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-302145- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 441 AM EDT TUE APR 30 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN