000 FZNT24 KNHC 141512 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1112 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 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. GMZ001-150315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1112 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG EASTERN SEABOARD EXTENDS SW INTO CENTRAL GULF THIS MORNING IN WAKE OF COLD FRONT NOW ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF TODAY...AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO BY LATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS SUN MORNING...REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN NIGHT...AND WILL LIKELY BE E OF AREA LATE MON. GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE W GULF WATERS LATE SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ011-150315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1112 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-150315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1112 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-150315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1112 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-150315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1112 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN AND MON... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-150315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1112 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-150315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1112 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ023-150315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1112 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-150315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1112 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING