000 FZNT24 KNHC 090300 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 PM EST FRI MAR 8 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. GMZ001-091500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1000 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER N OF GULF REGION MOVE E INTO WESTERN ATLC MON ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW W OF 95W AS COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF WATERS SUN NIGHT. COLD FRONT REACH FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON AND FROM N FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE OVER WESTERN GULF S OF 26N THEN DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN ACROSS AREA THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ011-091500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1000 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-091500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1000 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-091500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1000 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-091500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1000 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E OF 96W...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 96W...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. WINDS SE 10 TO 15 KT EVENING. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-091500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1000 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-091500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1000 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-091500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1000 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-091500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1000 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...5 TO 10 KT LATE. WINDS SE 20 TO 25 KT MORNING. ELSEWHERE...15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE AND TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES