000 FZNT24 KNHC 182019 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 419 PM 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. GMZ001-190830- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 419 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT... REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY SAT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON SAT EVENING AND MOVE E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SUN EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE W OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 96W ON SAT NIGHT WITH THE GALE CONDITIONS SHIFTING SE ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF WATERS ON SUN INTO SUN EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF ON MON AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-190830- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 419 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-190830- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 419 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 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 4 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 8 TO 11 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 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-190830- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 419 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-190830- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 419 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .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 EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT FROM 22N TO 24N W OF96W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE 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. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-190830- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 419 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-190830- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 419 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-190830- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 419 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-190830- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 419 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON