000 FZNT24 KNHC 291404 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1004 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 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. GMZ001-300215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1004 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF THIS EVENING...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD MON THROUGH WED ALLOWING FOR MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS OVER THE WESTERN WATERS AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GULF. $$ GMZ011-300215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1004 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-300215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1004 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 .TODAY...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 89W IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-300215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1004 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS...BECOMING SCATTERED IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-300215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1004 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-300215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1004 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-300215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1004 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT E OF 84W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 84W...AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF 84W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-300215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1004 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR N PART. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-300215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1004 AM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE