000 FZNT24 KNHC 192101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 501 PM 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. GMZ001-200915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 501 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE GULF REGION THROUGH SUN. 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. $$ GMZ011-200915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 501 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-200915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 501 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .TONIGHT...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. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...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...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-200915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 501 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-200915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 501 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-200915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 501 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-200915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 501 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .TONIGHT...NE TO E 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...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-200915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 501 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-200915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 501 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2015 .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 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .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...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. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER GR