000 FZNT24 KNHC 240204 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1004 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 1004 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SHIFTING E-SE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC WILL PRODUCE INCREASING RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE E HALF OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A NEW COLD FRONT OVER NW TEXAS EARLY TONIGHT 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. $$ GMZ011-240845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1004 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-240845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1004 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN W OF 90W. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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. $$ GMZ015-240845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1004 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-240845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1004 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E OF 96W...AND 5 TO 7 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. $$ GMZ019-240845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1004 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-240845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1004 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-240845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1004 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-240845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1004 PM EDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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