000 FZNT24 KNHC 041500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 AM EST FRI MAR 4 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. GMZ001-050300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1000 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY W PORTIONS WHILE MOVING S ELSEWHERE...AND DISSIPATE FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO EXTREME S TEXAS COASTAL WATERS SAT MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE W GULF SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD TO THE E GULF ON MON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE MON NIGHT AND TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE PLAINS. $$ GMZ011-050300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1000 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ013-050300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1000 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ015-050300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1000 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-050300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1000 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ019-050300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1000 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ021-050300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1000 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-050300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1000 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-050300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1000 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT. .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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING