000 FZNT24 KNHC 052129 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 429 PM 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. GMZ001-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 429 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT LIES FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA THROUGH 26N93W TO 19N96W. STRONG TO GALE FORCE N WINDS WILL SPREAD BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND W CENTRAL GULF OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SE GULF SAT. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL BUILD OVER THE SW GULF OVER THE WEEKEND THEN DISSIPATE. A NEW FRONT WILL MOVE S INTO THE N GULF SUN NIGHT...LIE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MON AND FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE. $$ GMZ011-060930- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 429 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-060930- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 429 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL W OF 90W... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-060930- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 429 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-060930- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 429 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 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 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO 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 TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-060930- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 429 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-060930- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 429 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-060930- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 429 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-060930- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 429 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. 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 IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 4 TO 6 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 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER