000 FZNT24 KNHC 070819 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 319 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ001-072030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 319 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SW N ATLC AND LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE BY TUE NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE W GULF WED. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 19N95W THU MORNING AND WEAKEN AS THE NORTHERN PORTION MOVES INTO SE LOUISIANA WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION REMAINS STATIONARY FRI MORNING. $$ GMZ011-072030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 319 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL...BECOMING 11 TO 13 FT IN SWELL LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-072030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 319 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-072030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 319 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-072030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 319 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ019-072030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 319 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-072030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 319 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-072030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 319 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-072030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 319 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER