000 FZNT24 KNHC 200216 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1016 PM 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. GMZ001-200830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1016 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT MEANDERING ACROSS THE GULF FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO EXTREME SE TEXAS WILL STALL OVERNIGHT...THEN MERGE WITH A REINFORCING FRONT THAT WILL SINK S INTO THE NW GULF WED MORNING...AND MOVE SE AND REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WED NIGHT...REACH FROM NW COAST OF CUBA TO NE MEXICO THU LATE BEFORE DISSIPATING THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AND SAT WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW. $$ GMZ011-200830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1016 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-200830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1016 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE 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 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-200830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1016 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-200830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1016 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-200830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1016 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 24N... AND 7 TO 8 FT S OF 24N. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 24N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-200830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1016 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .OVERNIGHT...SE 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-200830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1016 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-200830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1016 PM EDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING