000 FZNT24 KNHC 151501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1101 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 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. GMZ001-160315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1101 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA TO NEAR 26N87W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO 24N94W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TODAY WHILE THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE GULF WATERS LEAVING A TROUGH ACROSS THE SW GULF. THE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO PERSIST THROUGH TUE. A RIDGE WILL BUILD SE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO FLORIDA BAY TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...THEN WEAKEN DURING MID WEEK AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY PASSES THROUGH THE FAR NE GULF WATERS. $$ GMZ011-160315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1101 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-160315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1101 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-160315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1101 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-160315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1101 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-160315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1101 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-160315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1101 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-160315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1101 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015 .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-160315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1101 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER GR