000 FZNT24 KNHC 090855 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 355 AM EST WED MAR 9 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. GMZ001-092100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 355 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS...NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE WINDS ARE FOUND OVER PORTIONS OF THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS TO TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT STRETCHES FROM PALACIOS TEXAS TO MEXICO NEAR 18N95W THU NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DRIFTS E...STRETCHING FROM PENSACOLA BAY TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN BY SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATES FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N89W SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-092100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 355 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-092100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 355 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 91W EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-092100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 355 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-092100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 355 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W...AND SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-092100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 355 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-092100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 355 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 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...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-092100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 355 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT E OF 95.5W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-092100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 355 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND SE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER