000 FZNT24 KNHC 151516 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1116 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 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. GMZ001-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1116 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WILL INCREASE TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN EVENING... FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON EVENING...MOVING E OF THE AREA BY TUE MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL...W CENTRAL...AND SW GULF ZONES BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO UP TO 14 FT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL START TO DIMINISH FROM W TO E ACROSS THE BASIN MON NIGHT INTO TUE. HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE TUE INTO WED. $$ GMZ011-160330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1116 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-160330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1116 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-160330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1116 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SW SWELL. $$ GMZ017-160330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1116 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-160330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1116 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-160330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1116 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-160330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1116 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-160330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1116 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY