000 FZNT24 KNHC 262100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM 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. GMZ001-270900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 500 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE SE CONUS EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS. THE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY THU AND SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY FRI. 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 AGAIN ACROSS THE AREA. $$ GMZ011-270900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 500 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-270900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 500 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-270900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 500 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-270900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 500 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-270900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 500 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-270900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 500 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-270900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 500 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-270900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 500 PM EDT WED MAR 26 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR