000 FZNT24 KNHC 062043 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 343 PM 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. GMZ001-070845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 343 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE TO FRESH TO STRONG TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS. WINDS WILL INCREASE LOCALLY TO STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE BY MID- WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY WED MORNING...EXTENDING FROM N TO S ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH FRI MORNING WHERE IT WILL LINGER THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-070845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 343 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-070845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 343 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ015-070845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 343 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-070845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 343 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .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 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-070845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 343 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-070845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 343 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .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. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-070845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 343 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND SE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-070845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 343 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY