000 FZNT24 KNHC 030836 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 336 AM EST FRI MAR 3 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. GMZ001-032045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 336 AM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS TODAY. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...WITH MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO S OF 21N W OF 95W UNTIL AROUND SUNRISE. FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF TONIGHT...WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON WITH NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF ON TUE WITH WINDS WEAKENING ACROSS THE BASIN AHEAD OF IT. $$ GMZ011-032045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 336 AM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-032045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 336 AM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .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 IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-032045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 336 AM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-032045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 336 AM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 NE TO E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-032045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 336 AM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-032045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 336 AM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-032045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 336 AM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER SUNRISE...AND N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-032045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 336 AM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E 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...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY