000 FZNT24 KNHC 072031 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 331 PM EST MON MAR 7 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. GMZ001-080845- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 331 PM 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. THE FRONT WILL THEN DRIFT ACROSS THE E GULF FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-080845- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 331 PM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-080845- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 331 PM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL... BECOMING 9 TO 14 FT SWELL 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 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-080845- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 331 PM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-080845- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 331 PM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...W OF 96W...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-080845- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 331 PM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-080845- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 331 PM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .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. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. $$ GMZ023-080845- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 331 PM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 21N W OF 95W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE... SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-080845- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 331 PM EST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY