000 FZNT24 KNHC 060318 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1018 PM EST TUE MAR 5 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. GMZ001-061530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1018 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N88W TO 22N97W REACH FROM 27N82W TO 25N89W TO 18N92W EARLY WED AND CROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY WED NIGHT. HEALTHY HIGH PRES CENTER 1032 MB BEHIND COLD FRONT SHIFT E ACROSS SOUTHERN STATES THROUGH SAT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING ACROSS GULF W OF 90W IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH ENTERS NW GULF LATE SUN. $$ GMZ011-061530- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1018 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-061530- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1018 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-061530- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1018 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND TO 4 FT S OF 27N. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND TO 6 FT S OF 27N. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-061530- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1018 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 96W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-061530- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1018 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 24N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 24N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N AND TO 5 FT S OF 24N. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-061530- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1018 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-061530- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1018 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-061530- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1018 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES