000 FZNT24 KNHC 051500 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 AM EST SAT MAR 5 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. GMZ001-060300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1000 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM ACROSS WESTERN CUBA TO THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST NEAR 22N90W WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GULF BY SUN NIGHT AND INCREASE TO A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE MON NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND LOW PRES DEEPENS ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. PLAINS. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A STRONG BREEZE TO NEAR GALE BY TUE NIGHT IN THE NW GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE W GULF LATE WED AND STRETCH FROM GALVESTON TO THE SW GULF WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-060300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1000 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-060300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1000 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING 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 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-060300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1000 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ017-060300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1000 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT TOWARDS EVENING. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 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 SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-060300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1000 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-060300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1000 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 9 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ023-060300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1000 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-060300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1000 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 4 TO 6 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 TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN