000 FZNT24 KNHC 150153 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 953 PM EDT MON APR 14 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. GMZ001-151400- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 953 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NE MEXICO WILL RACE SE REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT SUNRISE ON TUE...AND STALL OVER THE EXTREME SE GULF WATERS AROUND SUNRISE WED. STRONG GALE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN WATERS WITH BRIEF STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON TUE AFTERNOON. MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE GULF ON WED AND WED NIGHT INCREASING TO A STRONG BREEZE OVER THE NE GULF WATERS ON THU AND THU NIGHT. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-151400- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 953 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-151400- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 953 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014 .TONIGHT...E OF 90W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF E 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 AHEAD OF THE FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 90W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO 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. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-151400- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 953 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-151400- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 953 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF FRONT N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT E OF 96W...AND N 40 TO 45 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 96W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 96W...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N E SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-151400- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 953 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-151400- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 953 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-151400- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 953 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014 ...STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO WINDS 30 TO 40 KT EXCEPT 40 TO 50 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W ON TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT... DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 35 KT EARLY. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-151400- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 953 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE. 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 W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 93.5W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .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. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON