000 FZNT24 KNHC 132123 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 523 PM 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. GMZ001-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 523 PM 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...AND BRIEF STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS SW PORTIONS TUE AFTERNOON. 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. $$ GMZ011-140930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 523 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-140930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 523 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E OF 90W...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-140930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 523 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-140930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 523 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E OF 96W...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 35 KT LATE. W OF 96W...N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT LATE. .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...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. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-140930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 523 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-140930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 523 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. 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 4 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. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-140930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 523 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 35 TO 45 KT LATE. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-140930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 523 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING