000 FZNT24 KNHC 251418 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1018 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. GMZ001-260230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1018 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM EXTENDING SW FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE COAST OF MEXICO AT 23N98W WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS ON THU...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON FRI...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA ON FRI NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE SW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRI. A SURFACE HIGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT...SHIFT E TO THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA LATE SAT...REACH NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA LATE SUN...THEN SHIFT S TO JUST W OF TAMPA BAY LATE MON AS SE RETURN FLOW SETS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ011-260230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1018 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-260230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1018 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. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF FRONT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-260230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1018 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-260230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1018 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 AHEAD OF FRONT THEN N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-260230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1018 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N OVER FAR NW WATERS BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-260230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1018 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT W WINDS 15 KT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 5 TO 7 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. $$ GMZ023-260230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1018 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-260230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1018 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON