000 FZNT24 KNHC 191520 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1120 AM EDT THU MAR 19 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. GMZ001-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1120 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING NW FROM FORT MYERS TO PENSACOLA WILL LIFT NE AS A WARM FRONT LATER TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY SUN...REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE W YUCATAN PENINSULA ON SUN NIGHT...REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE E YUCATAN PENINSULA ON MON NIGHT...EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON TUE NIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE WED. $$ GMZ011-200330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1120 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-200330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1120 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .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. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. 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. $$ GMZ015-200330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1120 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-200330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1120 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .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 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 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 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-200330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1120 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-200330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1120 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...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 SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW BEHIND FRONT. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-200330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1120 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-200330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1120 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 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 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/CHRISTENSEN