000 FZNT24 KNHC 082128 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 428 PM EST SAT MAR 8 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. GMZ001-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 428 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS...1023 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED ACROSS FL PANHANDLE WILL SHIFT SE THROUGH MON AND WEAKEN...ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WITH LOW PRES LIKELY DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT BOUNDARY NEAR 25N95W ON MON...AND MOVE TOWARD SE LOUISIANA ON TUE...WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW CENTER TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON WED WHILE DISSIPATING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF ON WED FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NW FLOW. $$ GMZ011-090930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 428 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-090930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 428 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-090930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 428 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-090930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 428 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E OF 96W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-090930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 428 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-090930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 428 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-090930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 428 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-090930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 428 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING