000 FZNT24 KNHC 051547 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1015 AM EST THU MAR 5 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. GMZ001-060315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1015 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE NW GULF EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 23N98W. STRONG TO GALE FORCE N WINDS WILL SPREAD BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND W CENTRAL GULF TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TONIGHT...STALLING OVER THE SE GULF LATE FRI AND DISSIPATE SAT. $$ GMZ011-060315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-060315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 90W...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-060315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...SEAS 3 FT. WINDS N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-060315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 96W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-060315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 24N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 24N...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-060315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-060315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT LATE IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-060315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 5 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS