000 FZNT24 KNHC 241432 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1032 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 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. GMZ001-242030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1032 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA TO JUST N OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL SWEEP RAPIDLY SE AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ THIS EVENING...THEN CLEAR THE GULF LATE MON. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS WILL SPREAD S BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY AND MON. FRESH N WINDS CONTINUE TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS WED AND THU WITH DIMINISHING WINDS VEERING FROM NE TO SE OVER GULF W OF 90W. $$ GMZ011-242030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1032 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-242030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1032 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...E OF 90W...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-242030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1032 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-242030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1032 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-242030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1032 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-242030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1032 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-242030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1032 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-242030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1032 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB