000 FZNT24 KNHC 150901 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 501 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 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. GMZ001-152115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 501 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FORECAST WATERS THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE THU-EARLY FRI. THE FRONT WILL BRIEFLY STALL LATE FRI BEFORE MOVING S TO EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW GULF LATE SAT. $$ GMZ011-152115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 501 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-152115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 501 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-152115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 501 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-152115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 501 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-152115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 501 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-152115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 501 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-152115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 501 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-152115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 501 AM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL