000 FZNT24 KNHC 241457 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014 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. GMZ001-250300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 957 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE NE WATERS WILL DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF WATERS. THE FRONT WILL BRIEFLY STALL ALONG 24N THIS EVENING AND LIFT BACK N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT TONIGHT. A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS TUE NIGHT...REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...WITH THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON THU. REMNANTS OF THE SECOND FRONT WILL MEANDER OVER THE SW GULF WATERS ON THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE ENTIRE GULF ON FRI. $$ GMZ011-250300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 957 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-250300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 957 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-250300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 957 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-250300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 957 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO 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. $$ GMZ019-250300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 957 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-250300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 957 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ023-250300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 957 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-250300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 957 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN