000 FZNT24 KNHC 211442 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1042 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 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. GMZ001-220245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1042 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE GULF REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATE TONIGHT AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE IN THE SE GULF MON AND TUE. WEAK SE RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF THE GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-220245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1042 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-220245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1042 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-220245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1042 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-220245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1042 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ019-220245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1042 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ021-220245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1042 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-220245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1042 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-220245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1042 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER MT