000 FZNT24 KNHC 060856 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 356 AM EST THU MAR 6 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. GMZ001-062100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 356 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO 28N90W TO 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 26N92W THEN CONTINUES SW TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND LATE TODAY...WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT REACHING SW TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT FRI AND SAT. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE W GULF SUN AND STALL THERE MON. $$ GMZ011-062100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 356 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-062100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 356 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-062100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 356 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-062100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 356 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-062100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 356 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-062100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 356 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-062100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 356 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-062100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 356 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER