000 FZNT24 KNHC 021535 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1035 AM EST MON MAR 2 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. GMZ001-030345- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1035 AM EST MON MAR 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN WATERS WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. 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 ...STALLING OVER THE EXTREME SE GULF FRI. $$ GMZ011-030345- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1035 AM EST MON MAR 2 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 14 TO 15 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-030345- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1035 AM EST MON MAR 2 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 3 NM. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 90W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 90W SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-030345- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1035 AM EST MON MAR 2 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-030345- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1035 AM EST MON MAR 2 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ019-030345- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1035 AM EST MON MAR 2 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-030345- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1035 AM EST MON MAR 2 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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...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. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-030345- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1035 AM EST MON MAR 2 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU AND THU NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... SHIFTING TO SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ GMZ025-030345- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1035 AM EST MON MAR 2 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E 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 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 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 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN