000 FZNT24 KNHC 060257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 PM 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. GMZ001-061500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 957 PM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO A 1010 LOW PRES NEAR 25N94W THEN CONTINUES SW TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND LATE THU...WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT FRI AND SAT. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF SUN. $$ GMZ011-061500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 957 PM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-061500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 957 PM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E OF 90W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. W OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-061500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 957 PM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-061500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 957 PM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-061500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 957 PM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-061500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 957 PM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-061500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 957 PM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-061500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 957 PM EST WED MAR 5 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR