000 FZNT24 KNHC 170106 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 906 PM EDT MON MAR 16 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. GMZ001-171315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 906 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF WITH A WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE N-CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NE WATERS ON TUE...THEN MOVE OVER THE SE GULF WHERE IT WILL MEANDER THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH-CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT...THEN STALL ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH LATE SAT. $$ GMZ011-171315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 906 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-171315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 906 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE . .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-171315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 906 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-171315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 906 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT