000 FZNT24 KNHC 020924 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 424 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 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. GMZ001-022115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 424 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ALONG THE COASTS OF SW LOUISIANA AND TEXAS WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON ...THEN WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE EASTERN GULF THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO E OF THE AREA BY EARLY ON THU. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BRIEFLY FOLLOW THE FRONT TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT...AND QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE AREA BY FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-022115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 424 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-022115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 424 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ015-022115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 424 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-022115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 424 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-022115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 424 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-022115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 424 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-022115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 424 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-022115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 424 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE