000 FZNT24 KNHC 120833 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 433 AM EDT MON MAY 12 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. GMZ001-122045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 433 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUE MORNING WITH RIDGING JUST NE OF THE AREA. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL ENTER THE SE GULF THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF WED EVENING...FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA THU EVENING... MOVING E OF THE GULF WHILE MERGING WITH THE TROUGH THROUGH FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE W CENTRAL GULF W OF 96W AND SW GULF W OF 94W WED AND WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-122045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 433 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-122045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 433 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-122045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 433 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-122045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 433 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W WED AND WED NIGHT... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. E OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-122045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 433 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-122045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 433 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-122045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 433 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-122045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 433 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY