000 FZNT24 KNHC 032101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 401 PM EST TUE MAR 3 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. GMZ001-040915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 401 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MAINTAIN PATCHY SEA FOG OVER THE NW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT EASTWARD WED AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING 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 SE GULF FRI AND LINGERING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-040915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 401 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-040915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 401 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF FRONT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-040915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 401 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-040915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 401 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...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 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-040915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 401 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-040915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 401 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-040915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 401 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S OF 21N W OF 95W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-040915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 401 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 .TONIGHT...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 4 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 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER