000 FZNT24 KNHC 170827 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 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. GMZ001-172030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE THE SW GULF THROUGH EARLY WED. A SURFACE HIGH WILL MEANDER OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH WED...THEN SHIFT TO THE SE GULF ON THU AND THU NIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES E THROUGH THE NE GULF WATERS. A RIDGE WILL BUILD SE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO FLORIDA BAY ON FRI...THEN WEAKEN ON SAT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SUN. $$ GMZ011-172030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG EARLY. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-172030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E 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...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 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. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-172030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-172030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .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 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-172030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 427 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 F