000 FZNT24 KNHC 061332 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 832 AM EST THU MAR 6 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. GMZ001-070145- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 832 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM CEDAR KEY NW TO 29N85W WHERE IT BECOMES A WARM FRONT TO A 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 27N88W. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW SW TO 24N90W TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT REACHING SW 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 MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND STALL THERE MON. $$ GMZ011-070145- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 832 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-070145- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 832 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-070145- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 832 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT S OF THE WARM FRONT AND E OF THE COLD FRONT AND NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-070145- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 832 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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 LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-070145- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 832 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 88W THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ021-070145- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 832 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART THIS MORNING...AND REMAINDER AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS E PART EARLY TONIGHT. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-070145- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 832 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-070145- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 832 AM EST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE