000 FZNT24 KNHC 091511 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1011 AM EST WED MAR 9 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. GMZ001-100315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1011 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A VERY TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC AND LOW PRES OVER EASTERN TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO IS MAINTAINING NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM LOW PRES NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI TONIGHT TO 24N96W TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO THU MORNING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS IT STRETCHES FROM PALACIOS TEXAS TO MEXICO NEAR 18N95W THU NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DRIFT E...REACHING FROM NEAR PENSACOLA BAY TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN BY SAT NIGH...AND DISSIPATE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N89W SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-100315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1011 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-100315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1011 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-100315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1011 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-100315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1011 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 96W...AND 10 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT... THEN...SHIFTING TO S. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 96W...AND 8 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. $$ GMZ019-100315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1011 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 90W. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 24N...AND 10 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 90W. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 24N...AND 10 TO 15 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-100315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1011 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-100315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1011 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95.5W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-100315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1011 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE