000 FZNT24 KNHC 042118 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 418 PM EST TUE MAR 4 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. GMZ001-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 418 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT HAS BEGUN TO MEANDER FROM JUST N OF TAMPA BAY TO NEAR 26N94W THEN S TO NEAR 18N94W...AND WILL MOVE LITTLE UNTIL LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG IT NEAR 24N94W WED. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE AND DRAG THE FRONT EASTWARD AS IT MOVES TO 28N88W WED NIGHT AND INTO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THU...WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA THU. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA BY FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-050930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 418 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-050930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 418 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-050930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 418 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-050930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 418 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-050930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 418 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-050930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 418 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-050930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 418 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-050930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 418 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING