000 FZNT24 KNHC 130155 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 955 PM EDT SAT APR 12 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. GMZ001-131400- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 955 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS...W ATLC RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE N GULF AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...MAINTAINING MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SE RETURN FLOW. AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF BY MON NIGHT WITH STRONG N GALES EXPECTED BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-131400- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 955 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-131400- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 955 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-131400- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 955 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-131400- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 955 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT AND TUE... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...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. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-131400- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 955 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-131400- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 955 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA NE TO E WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-131400- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 955 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE AND TUE NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-131400- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 955 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING