000 FZNT24 KNHC 131456 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1056 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 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. GMZ001-140300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1056 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF AND EXTENDS FROM SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD TODAY AND BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SAT MORNING. THEN...THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE ON SUN. A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF FROM SUN TO TUE. $$ GMZ011-140300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1056 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-140300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1056 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT W OF 90W...AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-140300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1056 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-140300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1056 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-140300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1056 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-140300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1056 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-140300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1056 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-140300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1056 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR