000 FZNT24 KNHC 180814 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 414 AM EDT WED MAR 18 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. GMZ001-182015- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 414 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE HIGH WILL MEANDER OVER E GULF TODAY AND THU...THEN SHIFT NW OF THE AREA ON FRI WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING SE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO FLORIDA BAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E THROUGH THE NE GULF WATERS ON FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF ON SAT...REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SUN...AND EXTEND FROM FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE AT SUNRISE ON MON. $$ GMZ011-182015- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 414 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG EARLY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-182015- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 414 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG EARLY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...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 TO SE 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 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-182015- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 414 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-182015- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 414 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG EARLY WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...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...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .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...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ019-182015- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 414 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-182015- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 414 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...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...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-182015- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 414 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-182015- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 414 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON