000 FZNT24 KNHC 131652 RRA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1123 AM EDT THU MAR 13 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. GMZ001-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1123 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA NEAR NAPLES TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE THROUGH TONIGHT AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS CUBA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI THROUGH SAT BEFORE DISSIPATING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE FRI NIGHT. A SECOND WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN...AND MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE SE GULF ON MON. $$ GMZ011-140330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1123 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-140330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1123 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF E OF 90W... AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-140330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1123 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-140330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1123 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-140330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1123 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-140330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1123 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-140330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1123 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-140330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1123 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING