000 FZNT24 KNHC 050257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 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. GMZ001-051500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 957 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 25N93W TO NEAR 20N97W WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH WED BEFORE E PORTION DRIFTS N LATE WED. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG FRONT NEAR 25N92W LATE WED AND SHIFT E-NE ACROSS THE GULF REACHING 27N89W THU MORNING AND INTO THE ATLC EARLY FRI. COLD FRONT TO BE DRAGGED EASTWARD BY LOW PRES AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE THU THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA ON FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-051500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-051500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-051500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-051500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-051500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-051500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-051500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-051500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...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...N TO 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING