000 FZNT24 KNHC 112108 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 508 PM EDT FRI APR 11 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. GMZ001-120915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 508 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE EXTENDING E-NE TO W-SW ACROSS THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN GENERALLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE SAT THEN DRIFT SLIGHTLY N SUN AND MON TO MAINTAIN MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SE RETURN FLOW. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF MON NIGHT WITH STRONG N FLOW AND POSSIBLE GALES BEHIND IT...GRADUALLY MOVING ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-120915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 508 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 3 NM. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-120915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 508 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 3 NM. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-120915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 508 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-120915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 508 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-120915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 508 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-120915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 508 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-120915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 508 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-120915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 508 PM EDT FRI APR 11 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING