000 FZNT24 KNHC 021450 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 950 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. GMZ001-030300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 950 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM BIG BEND REGION TO CENTRAL TEXAS COAST WILL WEAKEN AS W PORTION REMAINS STATIONARY AND E PORTION SINKS SE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DISSIPATE ACROSS SE PART EARLY THU. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BRIEFLY FOLLOW THE FRONT TODAY. NEXT 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. $$ GMZ011-030300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 950 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...N OF FRONT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF FRONT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-030300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 950 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...N OF FRONT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF FRONT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W...AND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 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 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-030300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 950 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...N OF FRONT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF FRONT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ017-030300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 950 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-030300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 950 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ021-030300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 950 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE 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...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ023-030300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 950 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-030300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 950 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 WINDS 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...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING