000 FZNT24 KNHC 190142 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 942 PM EDT MON MAR 18 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. GMZ001-190815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 942 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WILL PERSIST IN THE E GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO TEXAS COAST TUE...STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE TEXAS MEXICO BORDER TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS WED INTO THU RESULTS IN INCREASING N TO NE WINDS. HIGH PRES MOVES NE OF AREA WITH MODERATE E TO SE RETURN FLOW FRI AND FRESH SE TO S WINDS SAT. $$ GMZ011-190815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 942 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-190815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 942 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-190815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 942 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N...AND SW LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-190815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 942 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-190815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 942 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-190815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 942 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-190815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 942 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-190815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 942 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB