000 FZNT24 KNHC 040831 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 431 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 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. GMZ001-042045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 431 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATER THIS MORNING...STALLING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL QUICKLY MOVE E ACROSS THE GULF AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL USHER IN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT TUE. $$ GMZ011-042045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 431 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-042045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 431 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-042045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 431 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-042045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 431 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-042045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 431 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-042045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 431 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-042045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 431 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-042045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 431 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY