000 FZNT24 KNHC 050240 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 940 PM 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. GMZ001-051445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 940 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING...AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY W PORTIONS WHILE MOVING S ELSEWHERE...AND DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER SE UNITED STATES SAT THROUGH MON. FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE SE FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GULF MON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A STRONG BREEZE TO NEAR GALE BY WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE PLAINS. WAVE HEIGHTS MAY REACH 12 FT OR MORE IN NW GULF BY TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ GMZ011-051445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 940 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-051445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 940 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ015-051445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 940 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-051445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 940 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ019-051445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 940 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ021-051445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 940 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E 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. .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. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ023-051445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 940 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ025-051445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 940 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO 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. .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. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LANDSEA