000 FZNT24 KNHC 190122 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 922 PM 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. GMZ001-191330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 922 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM SARASOTA FLORIDA NW TO SE LOUISIANA WILL BEGIN TO LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THU THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT AND STALL. THE FRONT WILL THEN BECOME A COLD FRONT...AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO INLAND MEXICO NEAR TAMPICO EARLY SUN...FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AFTERNOON...AND FROM NEAR TAMPA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MON...WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MON. $$ GMZ011-191330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 922 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG FAR W PART. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG EARLY FAR W PART. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG FAR W PART. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-191330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 922 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 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 TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-191330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 922 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-191330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 922 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-191330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 922 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-191330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 922 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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...NE TO 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 TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-191330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 922 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-191330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 922 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE