000 FZNT24 KNHC 040222 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 922 PM 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. GMZ001-041430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 922 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NW FLOW S OF THE TROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG E FLOW EXPECTED ELSEWHERE TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF EARLY SAT...WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON EXCEPT NEAR GALE FORCE E WINDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF ON TUE AND REACH THE CENTRAL GULF ON WED. $$ GMZ011-041430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 922 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-041430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 922 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-041430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 922 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-041430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 922 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W...AND SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. .TUE...SE 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-041430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 922 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-041430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 922 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N 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. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-041430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 922 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-041430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 922 PM EST FRI MAR 3 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON