000 FZNT24 KNHC 240835 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 435 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 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. GMZ001-242045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 435 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONT FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO NEAR COATZACOALCOS MEXICO WILL DISSIPATE FROM MARCO ISLAND FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF WED. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON THU AND REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO THU NIGHT...AND FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT BEFORE MOVING E OF THE AREA SAT. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST OVER THE SW GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-242045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 435 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-242045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 435 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 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 SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-242045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 435 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-242045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 435 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT S OF 24N W OF 96W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 24N W OF 96W. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-242045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 435 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-242045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 435 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-242045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 435 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 75 NM OF COAST W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 95W. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 20N OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT S OF 20N W OF 95W. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-242045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 435 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EVENING. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER