000 FZNT24 KNHC 061523 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1023 AM EST SUN MAR 6 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. GMZ001-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1023 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER TEXAS. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR GALE BY TUE NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH TEXAS. THE SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE W GULF LATE WED AND STRETCH FROM GALVESTON TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N92W THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-070330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1023 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-070330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1023 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ015-070330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1023 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-070330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1023 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-070330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1023 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-070330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1023 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 9 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 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-070330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1023 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-070330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1023 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN