000 FZNT24 KNHC 200818 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 418 AM EDT WED MAR 20 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. GMZ001-202100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 418 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO DEVELOPING 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 27.5N 87.5W TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL STALL...MERGING WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT. THE NEW FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N87W TO 28N92W TO 27N98W JUST AFTER SUNRISE... THEN FROM 26N82W TO 23N90W TO 21N97W LATE TONIGHT...BECOMING DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF JUST PRIOR TO ITS EXIT BY EARLY THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N THU MOVING E INTO FRI WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGH SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE GULF WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ GMZ011-202100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 418 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR REINFORCING FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-202100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 418 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR REINFORCING FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-202100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 418 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TODAY...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONTS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-202100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 418 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR REINFORCING FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-202100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 418 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR REINFORCING FRONT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-202100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 418 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. $$ GMZ023-202100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 418 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-202100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 418 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY