000 FZNT24 KNHC 121440 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1040 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. GMZ001-130245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1040 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT HAS NOW ENTERED THE NW GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY PASS S OF THE GULF TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF FRI MORNING AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY FRI NIGHT. A SECOND WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SUN. $$ GMZ011-130245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1040 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-130245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1040 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .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...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-130245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1040 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-130245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1040 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 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 E OF 96W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 96W. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-130245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1040 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-130245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1040 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-130245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1040 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-130245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1040 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. 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 TO SE 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 LANDSEA