000 FZNT24 KNHC 250830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EDT WED MAR 25 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. GMZ001-252030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF TODAY. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON THU AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THU NIGHT...AND FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT BEFORE MOVING E OF THE AREA SAT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST OVER THE SW GULF FRI. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE NW GULF EARLY SAT BEFORE MOVING NE...WITH SE RETURN FLOW PREVAILING AGAIN BY SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-252030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 430 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-252030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 430 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...W OF 90W...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-252030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 430 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-252030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 430 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-252030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 430 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-252030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 430 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-252030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 430 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-252030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 430 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER