000 FZNT24 KNHC 160210 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1010 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 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. GMZ001-161415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1010 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND WILL SHIFT E AHEAD OF TROUGH MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY WED. THE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N GULF THU NIGHT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT AND MOVE E OF THE AREA ON SAT NIGHT FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ON SUN. $$ GMZ011-161415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1010 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-161415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1010 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-161415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1010 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-161415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1010 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-161415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1010 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N... AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-161415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1010 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-161415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1010 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ025-161415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1010 PM EDT TUE MAR 15 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON