000 FZNT24 KNHC 140834 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 434 AM EDT WED MAY 14 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. GMZ001-142045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 434 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO NEAR 20.5N97W WILL REACH FROM 30N88W TO 30N85W TO 25N87W TO 19N91W THU MORNING...FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 24N81W TO YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 22N85W LATE THU NIGHT...THEN MOVING E OF THE GULF BY SUNRISE FRI. SQUALLS AND TSTMS OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE E THIS MORNING. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD FROM JUST OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ W OF THE FRONT TO THE SW GULF THROUGH TODAY...DIMINISHING ALTOGETHER TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WITH MORE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ARRIVES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ GMZ011-142045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 434 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-142045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 434 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 .TODAY...E OF FRONT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. E OF 90W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 90W...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...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. $$ GMZ015-142045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 434 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-142045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 434 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .TODAY...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...E OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. W OF 96W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-142045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 434 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-142045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 434 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-142045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 434 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-142045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 434 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2014 .TODAY...E OF FRONT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY