000 FZNT24 KNHC 170203 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1003 PM EDT WED MAR 16 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. GMZ001-171415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1003 PM EDT WED MAR 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS E ACROSS THE NE GULF WATERS OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE N AND W CENTRAL GULF LATE THU. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 24N96W ON FRI...MOVE NE ALONG THE FRONT ON SAT...PASS ACROSS N FLORIDA ON SAT NIGHT WHILE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-171415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1003 PM EDT WED MAR 16 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-171415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1003 PM EDT WED MAR 16 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-171415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1003 PM EDT WED MAR 16 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-171415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1003 PM EDT WED MAR 16 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-171415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1003 PM EDT WED MAR 16 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N... AND SE 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-171415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1003 PM EDT WED MAR 16 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-171415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1003 PM EDT WED MAR 16 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-171415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1003 PM EDT WED MAR 16 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON