000 FZNT24 KNHC 071515 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1015 AM EST MON MAR 7 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. GMZ001-080315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1015 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SW N ATLC AND LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE BY TUE NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE W GULF WED. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 19N95W THU MORNING AND WEAKEN AS THE NORTHERN PORTION MOVES INTO SE LOUISIANA WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION REMAINS STATIONARY FRI MORNING. $$ GMZ011-080315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1015 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-080315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1015 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-080315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1015 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-080315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1015 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-080315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1015 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-080315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1015 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...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...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-080315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1015 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-080315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1015 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...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 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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...BECOMING E TO SE 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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN