000 FZNT24 KNHC 090226 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 926 PM EST SAT MAR 8 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. GMZ001-091430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 926 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS...1022 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED ALONG FL PANHANDLE COAST WILL SHIFT SE THROUGH MON AND WEAKEN...ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WITH LOW PRES LIKELY DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT BOUNDARY NEAR 25N95W ON MON...THEN MOVE ACROSS SE LOUISIANA THROUGH TUE EVENING...WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW CENTER TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE. FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING THEN MOVE SE OF BASIN BY THU AS A STRONGER AND REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES QUICKLY SE ACROSS THE BASIN... FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NW FLOW. $$ GMZ011-091430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 926 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-091430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 926 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-091430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 926 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-091430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 926 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 96W...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 96W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-091430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 926 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-091430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 926 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-091430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 926 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-091430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 926 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING