000 FZNT24 KNHC 202048 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 448 PM 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. GMZ001-210830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 448 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS...REINFORCING COLD AIR AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MERGE WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO CENTRAL GULF THIS EVENING...AND PUSH THE MERGED FRONT SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT...EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THU...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF BY THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE REGION THU AND FRI WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGH SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE GULF WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ011-210830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 448 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-210830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 448 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-210830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 448 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-210830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 448 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-210830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 448 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND S OF FRONT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 24N... AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-210830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 448 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .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 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-210830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 448 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-210830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 448 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E 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 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING