000 FZNT24 KNHC 050133 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 933 PM 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. GMZ001-051345- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 933 PM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA SW TO INLAND MEXICO AT 23N98W. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE REACHING FROM THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO LATE TONIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N AS WARM FRONT SAT THROUGH SUN. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP NEAR NE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA SUN AND TRACK NE THROUGH MON WHILE DEEPENING. THE ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF REACHING FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO THE SW GULF BY EARLY MON...FROM NE FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE...AND TO JUST SE OF THE AREA TUE EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL USHER IN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE GULF TUE. WINDS DIMINISH WED AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-051345- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 933 PM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-051345- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 933 PM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 89W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-051345- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 933 PM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-051345- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 933 PM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF 96W...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. 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 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-051345- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 933 PM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-051345- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 933 PM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...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. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-051345- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 933 PM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-051345- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 933 PM EDT FRI APR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE