000 FZNT24 KNHC 140900 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 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. GMZ001-142100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 500 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF TODAY...AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO BY LATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS SUN MORNING...REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN NIGHT...AND WILL LIKELY BE E OF AREA LATE MON. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS MAY FOLLOW THE FRONT ACROSS A LARGE AREA OF THE GULF WATERS LATE SUN AND MON. $$ GMZ011-142100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 500 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-142100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 500 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-142100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 500 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-142100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 500 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-142100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 500 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-142100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 500 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ023-142100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 500 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-142100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 500 AM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR