000 FZNT24 KNHC 190827 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 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. GMZ001-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PERSIST IN THE E GULF THROUGH THE MORNING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ALONG THE U.S. SHORELINE. THIS FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI LATER THIS MORNING... STALLING FROM TAMPA BAY TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THIS EVENING...THEN MERGING WITH A REINFORCING FRONT WED MORNING. THE NEW FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WED EVENING...MOVING SE OF THE GULF LATE WED NIGHT INTO THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-192130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-192130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-192130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .WED...N OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. S OF 27N...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... BECOMING SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-192130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-192130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-192130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-192130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-192130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .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 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY