000 FZNT24 KNHC 240815 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 415 AM EDT THU MAR 24 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. GMZ001-242100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 415 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 30N WILL RECEDE EASTWARD TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN DRIFT NW AS A TROUGH FRI NIGHT AND SAT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF SUN. $$ GMZ011-242100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 415 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-242100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 415 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-242100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 415 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-242100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 415 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...W OF 96W...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-242100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 415 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-242100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 415 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-242100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 415 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-242100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 415 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL