000 FZNT24 KNHC 050833 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 333 AM EST WED MAR 5 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. GMZ001-052045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 333 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT LIES FROM PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA TO 1013 MB LOW PRES NEAR 24N93W TO NEAR HEROICA VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE LOW WILL DRAG THE FRONT EASTWARD AS IT MOVES TO 27N90W TONIGHT AND INTO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THU NIGHT...WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT FRI AND SAT. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN. $$ GMZ011-052045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 333 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-052045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 333 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E OF 90W...W 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 SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-052045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 333 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-052045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 333 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-052045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 333 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-052045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 333 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...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. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-052045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 333 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-052045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 333 AM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER