000 FZNT24 KNHC 252050 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 450 PM 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. GMZ001-260900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 450 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE 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 ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRI. A SURFACE HIGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT...SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA BY SAT EVENING...REACH NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA LATE SUN...THEN SHIFT S TO JUST W OF TAMPA BAY MON EVENING AS SE RETURN FLOW SETS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. $$ GMZ011-260900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 450 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-260900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 450 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 91W. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 91W. .THU NIGHT...W OF 90W...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 91W. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 90W. .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 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-260900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 450 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-260900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 450 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 96W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-260900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 450 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-260900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 450 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .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 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-260900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 450 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W FRI... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-260900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 450 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2015 .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 NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .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. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE