000 FZNT24 KNHC 060143 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 943 PM 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. GMZ001-061345- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 943 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO 28N90W...THEN BECOMES A WARM FRONT TO 28N95W TO INLAND NE MEXICO. THE WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NW AND INLAND THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS ON SUN. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE WARM FRONT JUST INLAND THE TEXAS COAST ON SUN...AND QUICKLY TRACK NE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THE LOW WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON EARLY MON AFTERNOON...FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN TUE AFTERNOON...AND TO SE OF THE GULF TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF WITH A REINFORCING SURGE OF NW WINDS ARRIVING BEHIND IT IN THE CENTRAL AND E GULF TUE INTO EARLY WED. WINDS SUBSIDE LATER WED INTO THU AS HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-061345- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 943 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-061345- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 943 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...E OF 90W...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E OF 90W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 90W. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-061345- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 943 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-061345- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 943 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-061345- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 943 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-061345- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 943 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W...AND SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 85W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 85W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 85W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W...AND SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 85W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 85W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W...AND SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 85W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 85W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-061345- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 943 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-061345- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 943 PM EDT SAT APR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 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...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE