000 FZNT24 KNHC 031515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1015 AM EST THU MAR 3 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. GMZ001-040315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1015 AM EST THU MAR 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH S TO SW RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS N PORTIONS IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...AND QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE AREA BY FRI NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY MODERATE HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT...AND SPREAD EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN GULF BY MON NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE AREA AND LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE PLAINS. $$ GMZ011-040315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 3 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-040315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 3 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-040315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 3 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-040315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 3 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-040315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 3 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-040315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 3 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-040315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 3 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-040315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1015 AM EST THU MAR 3 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING