000 FZNT24 KNHC 232054 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 454 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 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. GMZ001-240845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 454 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SHIFTING E-SE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL PRODUCE INCREASING RETURN FLOW ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF THROUGH EARLY SUN. A COLD FRONT OVER TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO NW GULF EARLY SUN AND MOVE SE...REACHING FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ LATE SUN...THEN CLEAR THE GULF BY LATE MON. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS WILL SPREAD S BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH MON MORNING. $$ GMZ011-240845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 454 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-240845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 454 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-240845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 454 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-240845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 454 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 96W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 96W. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF 96W... AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 96W. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 96W... AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 96W. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-240845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 454 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-240845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 454 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-240845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 454 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-240845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 454 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING