000 FZNT24 KNHC 130841 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 441 AM EDT THU MAR 13 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. GMZ001-132045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 441 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL QUICKLY PASS SE OF THE GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE FRI NIGHT. A SECOND WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN...AND MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE SE GULF ON MON. $$ GMZ011-132045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 441 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-132045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 441 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-132045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 441 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-132045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 441 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-132045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 441 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-132045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 441 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-132045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 441 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-132045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 441 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS