000 FZNT24 KNHC 101445 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1045 AM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013 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. GMZ001-102015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1045 AM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS BY TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE...AND SE OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF S OF 26N THEN DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE BY MON NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NE FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PERSIST OVER THE SE GULF THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE N GULF WATERS. $$ GMZ011-102015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1045 AM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-102015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1045 AM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 90W...AND NW 25 TO 30 KT W OF 90W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-102015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1045 AM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-102015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1045 AM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 96W...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT S OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-102015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1045 AM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .MON...E OF 90W...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-102015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1045 AM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-102015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1045 AM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-102015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1045 AM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WINDS SE 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER