000 FZNT24 KNHC 140227 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1027 PM 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. GMZ001-141430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1027 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AND EXTEND FROM NEW ORLEANS TO NEAR 20N96.5W WED MORNING...AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THU. SQUALLS AND STRONG TSTMS OCCURRING AHEAD OF FRONT WILL SHIFT QUICKLY S ACROSS W PORTIONS LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH STRONG N WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT. NORTHERLY GALES ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ011-141430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1027 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-141430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1027 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E OF 90W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 90W... AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO 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. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-141430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1027 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-141430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1027 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...E OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 96W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-141430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1027 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-141430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1027 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-141430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1027 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-141430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1027 PM EDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING