000 FZNT24 KNHC 210844 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 444 AM EDT THU MAR 21 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. GMZ001-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 444 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 24N81W TO 22N88W TO 21N97W WILL SHIFT SE OF THE GULF LATER THIS MORNING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE E ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW FRI...INCREASING SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THAT FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING WITH A REINFORCING FRONT OVER TAKING IT FROM 30N88W TO 25N98W LATER SUN...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF MON MORNING AS HIGH PRES RETURNS. $$ GMZ011-212130- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 444 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-212130- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 444 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-212130- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 444 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-212130- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 444 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL IN E OF 96W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 96W THROUGHOUT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-212130- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 444 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 24N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 24N THROUGHOUT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-212130- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 444 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-212130- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 444 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ025-212130- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 444 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY