000 FZNT24 KNHC 181413 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1013 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 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. GMZ001-190215- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1013 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONT IS CURRENTLY SAGGING INTO THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS WHERE IT WILL STALL TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE STATIONARY FRONT OVER NW WATERS SAT AS A REINFORCING PUSH OF COLD AIR MOVES IN BEHIND IT. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE OUT OF THE GULF WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THROUGH 21N96W TO 19N95W SAT NIGHT...THEN SWEEP SE OF THE AREA BY SUN EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALE FORCE N-NW WINDS IN THE FAR SW GULF SUN AND SUN EVENING. $$ GMZ011-190215- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1013 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-190215- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1013 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...W OF 90W...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-190215- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1013 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-190215- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1013 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...W OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-190215- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1013 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-190215- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1013 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-190215- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1013 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-190215- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1013 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER