000 FZNT24 KNHC 051431 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1031 AM EDT SAT APR 5 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. GMZ001-060245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1031 AM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA ACROSS THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO TAMPICO MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WILL RETURN AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON ...FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN TUE ...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT IN THE CENTRAL AND E GULF WITH A REINFORCING SURGE OF NW WINDS ARRIVING BEHIND IT IN THE CENTRAL AND E GULF TUE INTO EARLY WED. $$ GMZ011-060245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1031 AM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-060245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1031 AM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-060245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1031 AM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ017-060245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1031 AM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-060245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1031 AM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-060245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1031 AM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-060245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1031 AM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-060245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1031 AM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN