000 FZNT24 KNHC 291357 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 AM EDT TUE APR 29 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. GMZ001-300200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 957 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE MOST OF THE BASIN TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE GULF WATERS TODAY. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...FROM THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 24N92W TO 19N96W EARLY WED...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...THEN IT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE SE THU. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE FRONT FRI AND SAT...PUSHING THE FRONT TO E OF THE GULF SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-300200- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 957 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-300200- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 957 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NE PART. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E PART EARLY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-300200- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 957 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N E OF 86W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N E OF 86W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS FAR N PART. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-300200- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 957 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. HAZE WITH VSBY 5 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-300200- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 957 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-300200- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 957 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 84W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 84W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 84W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 84W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 84W...AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 84W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-300200- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 957 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. HAZE WITH VSBY 3-5 NM. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. HAZE WITH VSBY 3-5 NM. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-300200- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 957 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. HAZE WITH VSBY 3 NM. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. HAZE WITH VSBY 3 NM. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE