000 FZNT24 KNHC 241416 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1016 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. GMZ001-250230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1016 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT INTO WED. A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NW COASTAL PLAINS WILL SHIFT E TO OVER THE FAR NE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...SHIFT S TO THE TAMPA COASTAL WATERS ON WED...THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA ON WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS ON THU...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE ON THU NIGHT...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF OF MEXICO ON FRI NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE CENTRAL MEXICAN COAST ON THU NIGHT AND SPREAD S ON FRI WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS NEAR 20N96W FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ GMZ011-250230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1016 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-250230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1016 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. 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 S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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. $$ GMZ015-250230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1016 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-250230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1016 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...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 JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT. 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 4 FT LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-250230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1016 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-250230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1016 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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 AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-250230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1016 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-250230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1016 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. 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 NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON