000 FZNT24 KNHC 231458 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1058 AM EDT MON MAR 23 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. GMZ001-240300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1058 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR PERRY FLORIDA TO NEAR 21N96W IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL REACH FROM SARASOTA BAY TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF WED. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS LATE THU AND STRETCH FROM INTERIOR FLORIDA NEAR 28N81W TO 25N87W CURVING TO 22N92W TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH 23N95W TO 19N92W FRI MIDDAY. $$ GMZ011-240300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1058 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-240300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1058 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-240300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1058 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT BEHIND FRONT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ017-240300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1058 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-240300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1058 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-240300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1058 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-240300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1058 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-240300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1058 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER MT