000 FZNT24 KNHC 150901 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 501 AM EDT TUE APR 15 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. GMZ001-152100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 501 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM ALABAMA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON THEN STALL OVER THE SE GULF LATE TONIGHT. STRONG GALES WILL CONTINUE BEHIND FRONT OVER WESTERN WATERS WITH BRIEF PERIOD OF STORM FORCE CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE GULF WED BECOMING A STRONG BREEZE OVER NE GULF WATERS THU. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-152100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 501 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-152100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 501 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. E OF 90W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 90W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-152100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 501 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-152100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 501 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 96W...SEAS 11 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. W OF 96W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-152100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 501 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-152100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 501 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-152100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 501 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. WINDS 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-152100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 501 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2014 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E 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 MUNDELL