000 FZNT24 KNHC 090257 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 957 PM EST TUE MAR 8 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. GMZ001-091500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 957 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF REGION WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE W GULF WED. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR GALVESTON BAY TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO WED NIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO EARLY THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM SW LOUISIANA THROUGH 24N93W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT AS IT SLOWLY DRIFTS E TO NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN BY SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-091500- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-091500- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-091500- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-091500- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-091500- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-091500- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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 6 TO 9 FT. .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 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-091500- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AND W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-091500- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 957 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND SE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER GR