000 FZNT24 KNHC 050841 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 341 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 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. GMZ001-052045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 341 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NEAR 22N93W WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GULF BY SUN NIGHT AND INCREASE TO A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE MON NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE PLAINS. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A STRONG BREEZE TO NEAR GALE BY TUE NIGHT IN THE NW GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL INTO THE W GULF WED AND STRETCH FROM GALVESTON TO THE SW GULF WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-052045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 341 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-052045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 341 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-052045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 341 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ017-052045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 341 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-052045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 341 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-052045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 341 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-052045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 341 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-052045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 341 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER