000 FZNT24 KNHC 030916 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 416 AM EST MON MAR 3 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. GMZ001-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 416 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW GULF WILL MOVE SE TODAY...STRETCHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT FROM THE NW GULF TO THE W CENTRAL GULF TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 24N94W TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. THE LOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE NE INTO THE NE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT...WITH A COLD FRONT DRAGGING BEHIND IT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA BY FRI...LEAVING HIGH PRESSURE IN ITS WAKE. $$ GMZ011-032130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 416 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-032130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 416 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E OF 90W...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 KT. W OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-032130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 416 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-032130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 416 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE...EXCEPT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-032130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 416 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-032130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 416 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-032130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 416 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 96W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-032130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 416 AM EST MON MAR 3 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER