000 FZNT24 KNHC 130833 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 433 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 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. GMZ001-132045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 433 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE JUST N OF THE NE GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AS A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER TEXAS APPROACHES. THE FRONT WILL BREACH THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATER TODAY...EXTENDING FROM 29N95W TO 26N97W TO 21.5N97W LATE TONIGHT...FROM 30N89W TO 25N92W TO 18N93W LATE THU NIGHT...PUSHING E OF THE GULF AND SE OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY EARLY FRI MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ STARTING WED MORNING AND PERSISTING S OF 22N THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ011-132045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 433 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 3 NM. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-132045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 433 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 3 NM. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-132045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 433 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-132045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 433 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E OF 96W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 96W...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-132045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 433 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-132045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 433 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-132045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 433 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-132045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 433 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY