000 FZNT24 KNHC 120234 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1024 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 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. GMZ001-121430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1024 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS WILL SHIFT E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS AROUND SUNRISE. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED AND PASS S OF THE GULF WATERS ON WED NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS THU NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS ON FRI NIGHT...REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NE MEXICO ON SAT...AND DISSIPATE OVER THE E CENTRAL WATERS ON SUN. $$ GMZ011-121430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1024 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. LOCAL VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 NM IN FOG. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-121430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1024 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. LOCAL VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 NM IN FOG. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. E OF 90W...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 90W...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-121430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1024 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. LOCAL VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 NM IN FOG. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-121430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1024 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-121430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1024 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-121430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1024 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-121430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1024 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-121430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1024 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL LATE. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON