000 FZNT24 KNHC 180155 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 955 PM 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. GMZ001-181400- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 955 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2015 .SYNOPSIS...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 WEAKEN FROM S-CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE NW BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN. $$ GMZ011-181400- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 955 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-181400- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 955 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...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...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-181400- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 955 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-181400- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 955 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E 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...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 TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT