000 FZNT24 KNHC 180211 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1011 PM EDT THU APR 17 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. GMZ001-181415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1011 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR CAPE CORAL FLORIDA TO 27N82W TO 26N95W WILL DRIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH EARLY FRI. AN AREA OF LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI. THE LOW WILL BE NEAR 29N88W WITH A COLD FRONT TRAILING TO 24N91W FRI MORNING... WITH THE LOW NEAR 30N85W WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING TO 25N89W FRI EVENING...WITH BOTH MOVING E OF THE GULF BY SAT MORNING. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE NW SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW CENTER WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NE GULF AHEAD OF THE LOW. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-181415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1011 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ013-181415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1011 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...W OF 89W...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 89W AND E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 89W AND W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR AND AHEAD OF FRONT AND LOW. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ015-181415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1011 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF FRONT...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF FRONT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS N OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF 26N...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT AND LOW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT AND LOW. S OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR AND AHEAD OF LOW AND FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-181415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1011 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE 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...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-181415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1011 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-181415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1011 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-181415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1011 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-181415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1011 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY