000 FZNT24 KNHC 240910 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 510 AM EDT MON MAR 24 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. GMZ001-242115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 510 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO NE MEXICO NEAR 24N98W LATER THIS MORNING...AND STALL THROUGH TONIGHT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE SE AND MERGE WITH THE STALLED FRONT ACROSS SE PORTIONS TUE EVENING...WITH THE MERGED FRONTS MOVING INTO NW CARIBBEAN EARLY WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUE AND WED. TROUGHING WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE W GULF FRI AS HIGH PRES MOVES NE OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-242115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 510 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-242115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 510 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-242115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 510 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-242115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 510 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-242115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 510 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-242115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 510 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-242115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 510 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-242115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 510 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING