000 FZNT24 KNHC 172053 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 453 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 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. GMZ001-180915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 453 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PORTION ALONG 27N WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW TO EXPAND ACROSS THE GULF FROM W TO E IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON EVENING...THEN QUICKLY REACH A POSITION FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA TO VICINITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS LATE MON NIGHT INTO TUE. THE FRONT IS THEN FORECAST WEAKEN AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE TEXAS MEXICO BORDER LATE TUE INTO WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WATERS. $$ GMZ011-180915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 453 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-180915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 453 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-180915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 453 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-180915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 453 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-180915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 453 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 90W. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 90W. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-180915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 453 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-180915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 453 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-180915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 453 PM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE