000 FZNT24 KNHC 051429 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 929 AM EST WED MAR 5 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. GMZ001-060230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 929 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA TO 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 25N92W TO THE COAST OF MEXICO NEAR 19N92W. THE LOW WILL DRAG THE FRONT EASTWARD AS IT MOVES TO 27N E OF 90W TONIGHT AND INTO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THU NIGHT...WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT FRI AND SAT. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF SUN. $$ GMZ011-060230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 929 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-060230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 929 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-060230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 929 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-060230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 929 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-060230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 929 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-060230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 929 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-060230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 929 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-060230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 929 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB