000 FZNT24 KNHC 020250 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 950 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 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. GMZ001-020845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 950 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM WEAK 1021 MB LOW PRES IS IN THE FAR NW GULF NEAR 28N95W TO THE SW GULF NEAR 18N93W. THIS TROUGH AND LOW WILL LINGER THROUGH MON BEFORE DRIFTING NW MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL WITH SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING IN THE W GULF TUE...SPREADING E THROUGH THE DAY. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT TO THE E MIDWEEK ENABLING A STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE WED NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE N WINDS WILL SPREAD BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF EARLY THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THU EVENING...STALLING OVER THE EXTREME SE GULF FRI. $$ GMZ011-020845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 950 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU AND THU NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N T0 NE WINDS W OF TROUGH. SEAS 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 14 TO 15 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-020845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 950 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU AND THU NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 3 NM...BECOMING 1 NM OR LESS LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 3 NM...EXCEPT 1 NM OR LESS EARLY. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-020845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 950 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-020845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 950 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU AND THU NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN NE SWELL. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-020845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 950 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 3 NM. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-020845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 950 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-020845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 950 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ GMZ025-020845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 950 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY