000 FZNT24 KNHC 120843 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 443 AM EDT WED MAR 12 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. GMZ001-122045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 443 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATER THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TODAY AND PASS S OF THE GULF ON TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF THU NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NE MEXICO ON SAT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE E CENTRAL GULF ON SUN. $$ GMZ011-122045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 443 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-122045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 443 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-122045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 443 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-122045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 443 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...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 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 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. $$ GMZ019-122045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 443 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-122045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 443 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ023-122045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 443 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-122045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 443 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 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 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS