000 FZNT24 KNHC 140801 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 401 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 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. GMZ001-142015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 401 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A COLD FRONT EXTENDING S FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA ON SUN. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL STALL TODAY AND DRIFT W AND WEAKEN TO A NW TO SE ORIENTATED TROUGH ACROSS THE SW GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ011-142015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 401 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-142015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 401 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-142015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 401 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-142015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 401 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-142015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 401 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-142015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 401 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EVENING. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-142015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 401 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-142015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 401 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON