000 FZNT24 KNHC 261402 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1002 AM EDT WED MAR 26 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. GMZ001-270215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1002 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY FRI ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY ON SAT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA IN ITS WAKE. $$ GMZ011-270215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1002 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-270215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1002 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 90W. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-270215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1002 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-270215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1002 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY N OF 24N. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-270215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1002 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 90W. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 88W. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-270215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1002 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-270215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1002 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-270215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1002 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE