000 FZNT24 KNHC 150206 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1006 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 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. GMZ001-151415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1006 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MAINTAIN AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY REACHING FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW AND HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL SHIFT W OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH ...AND MOVE NW ACROSS SW SECTIONS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS ON FRI NIGHT AND MEANDER THERE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-151415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1006 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-151415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1006 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-151415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1006 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-151415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1006 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 96W...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-151415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1006 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-151415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1006 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-151415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1006 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-151415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1006 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN