000 FZNT24 KNHC 071443 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1043 AM EDT MON APR 7 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. GMZ001-080245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1043 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO WILL LIE FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING WHEN A REINFORCING SURGE OF NW WINDS MOVES INTO THE NW GULF. GALE CONDITIONS WITH THIS SURGE ARE EXPECTED BRIEFLY TUE LATE IN THE FAR SW GULF. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF TUE NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH WED AND THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS HIGH PRES WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD FRI WHILE WEAKENING. $$ GMZ011-080245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1043 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENDING EARLY. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-080245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1043 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-080245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1043 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-080245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1043 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-080245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1043 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-080245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1043 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-080245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1043 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-080245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1043 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN