000 FZNT24 KNHC 070316 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1016 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ001-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1016 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE TO FRESH TO STRONG LATE 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...EXTENDING FROM N TO S ACROSS CENTRAL GULF BY FRI MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE E GULF BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-071530- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1016 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL...BECOMING 10 TO 13 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-071530- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1016 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 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 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL...BECOMING 9 TO 14 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-071530- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1016 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-071530- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1016 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 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 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-071530- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1016 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...BECOMING 8 TO 13 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-071530- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1016 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E 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...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 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-071530- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1016 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S OF 21N W OF 95W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-071530- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1016 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 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 LATE. ELSEWHERE... SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY