000 FZNT24 KNHC 100301 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 PM 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. GMZ001-101515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1001 PM 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 NE MEXICO IS MAINTAINING STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SW GULF. A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE FAR WESTERN GULF AND EXTENDS FROM A 1003 MB LOW PRES NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO THU MORNING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO DRIFT E ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU MORNING...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI MORNING...THEN STALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA BAY TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN BY SAT NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 22N89W SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-101515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1001 PM EST WED MAR 9 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-101515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1001 PM EST WED MAR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-101515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1001 PM EST WED MAR 9 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-101515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1001 PM EST WED MAR 9 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-101515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1001 PM EST WED MAR 9 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ021-101515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1001 PM EST WED MAR 9 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO 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 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. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-101515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1001 PM EST WED MAR 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-101515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1001 PM EST WED MAR 9 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...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. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER GR