000 FZNT24 KNHC 041336 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 836 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 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. GMZ001-050145- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 836 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF WILL SLIDE E THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF TO STRENGTHEN IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION LATE TUE MORNING...REACHING FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TUE EVENING...FROM NEAR FORT MYERS TO THE FAR SW GULF WED MORNING...MOVING SE OF THE GULF WED EVENING. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ011-050145- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 836 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-050145- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 836 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 .TODAY...E OF 90W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 90W...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL W OF 90W. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 90W...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF E OF 90W...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-050145- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 836 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-050145- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 836 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-050145- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 836 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 24N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-050145- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 836 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-050145- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 836 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-050145- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 836 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY