000 FZNT24 KNHC 250232 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1032 PM 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. GMZ001-251445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1032 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT LIES FROM TAMPA BAY TO 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 27N87W THEN COLD FRONT THROUGH 23N94W TO 20N96W. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF LATE TONIGHT...MOVE SE AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT ACROSS SE PORTIONS TUE. THE MERGED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUE AND WED AND SHIFT NE OF AREA THU. TROUGHING WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE W GULF FRI AS HIGH PRES MOVES NE OF THE AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF LATE FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-251445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1032 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-251445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1032 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 90W E OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-251445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1032 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-251445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1032 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...E OF 96W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...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 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-251445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1032 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-251445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1032 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-251445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1032 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-251445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1032 PM EDT MON MAR 24 2014 .OVERNIGHT...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...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER