000 FZNT24 KNHC 131454 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1054 AM EDT SUN APR 13 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. GMZ001-140300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1054 AM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE N GULF WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SE RETURN FLOW THROUGH MON. AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS MON NIGHT WITH STRONG GALES EXPECTED BEHIND IT OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WELL TO THE N WILL DRIVE MOSTLY MODERATE E-SE FLOW ACROSS THE GULF THU AND THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-140300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1054 AM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-140300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1054 AM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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...E OF 90W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .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 IN NE SWELL. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-140300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1054 AM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-140300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1054 AM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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...E OF 96W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. W OF 96W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-140300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1054 AM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-140300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1054 AM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-140300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1054 AM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-140300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1054 AM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WINDS E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER