000 FZNT24 KNHC 251346 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 946 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 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. GMZ001-260200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 946 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY SW TO 24N89W TO JUST S OF TAMPICO MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF IN ITS WAKE WILL SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH FRI AS TROUGHING INCREASES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF LATE FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-260200- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 946 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT . .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-260200- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 946 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL $$ GMZ015-260200- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 946 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PART IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ GMZ017-260200- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 946 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SWELL. $$ GMZ019-260200- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 946 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 24N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-260200- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 946 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NUMEROUS TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-260200- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 946 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-260200- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 946 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE