000 FZNT24 KNHC 170150 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 950 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 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. GMZ001-171400- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 950 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NE MEXICO THIS EVENING WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AT SUNRISE MON...EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AT SUNSET MON...AND MOVE E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON TUE. POST FRONTAL NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT MINIMAL GALE FORCE OVER THE W CENTRAL AND FAR SW GULF WATERS TONIGHT...AND OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WATERS ON MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON TUE. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA ON WED SETTING UP MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW ON THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ011-171400- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 950 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-171400- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 950 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT JUST BEHIND FRONT THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WELL E OF THE FRONT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 90W...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF 90W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-171400- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 950 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S PART JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WELL E OF FRONT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-171400- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 950 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. E OF 96W...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. W OF 96W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-171400- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 950 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WELL E OF FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT FAR SW WATERS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WELL E OF FRONT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 24N...AND 8 TO 13 FT S OF 24N. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-171400- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 950 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TUE...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-171400- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 950 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-171400- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 950 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY AND 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON