000 FZNT24 KNHC 270911 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 511 AM EDT THU MAR 27 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. GMZ001-272115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 511 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A 1029 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...AND MOVE INTO FAR SE PORTIONS LATE SUN. $$ GMZ011-272115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 511 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-272115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 511 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-272115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 511 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-272115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 511 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-272115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 511 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-272115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 511 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-272115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 511 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-272115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 511 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING