000 FZNT24 KNHC 142052 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 452 PM 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. GMZ001-150900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 452 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WILL INCREASE ON SAT NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS ON SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN...AND MOVE E OF THE GULF WATERS ON MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS ON MON NIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS ALL WATERS W OF 85W BY LATE TUE NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH WED. $$ GMZ011-150900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 452 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-150900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 452 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-150900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 452 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-150900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 452 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-150900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 452 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF FRONT W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 92W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE W OF FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-150900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 452 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TONIGHT...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. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-150900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 452 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-150900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 452 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON AND 5 TO 10 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON