000 FZNT24 KNHC 021506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1006 AM EST THU MAR 2 2017 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. GMZ001-030315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1006 AM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL REACH FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF EARLY FRI. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...WITH MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 24N TODAY...AND S OF 21N W OF 95W TONIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON. $$ GMZ011-030315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1006 AM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ013-030315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1006 AM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-030315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1006 AM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .TODAY...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-030315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1006 AM EST THU MAR 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 96W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-030315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1006 AM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-030315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1006 AM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-030315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1006 AM EST THU MAR 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-030315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1006 AM EST THU MAR 2 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL