000 FZNT24 KNHC 191502 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1102 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 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. GMZ001-200315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1102 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF THIS MORNING WILL REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ MEXICO TONIGHT AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN...THEN MOVE SE OF THE BASIN SUN NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NW OF THE FRONT WILL INDUCE GALE FORCE N WINDS FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 96W LATER EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH GALE CONDITIONS SHIFTING INTO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SUN NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-200315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1102 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-200315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1102 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .TODAY...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 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 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-200315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1102 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-200315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1102 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 96W...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TOWARDS EVENING. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-200315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1102 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-200315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1102 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-200315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1102 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W...THEN... SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 2 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-200315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1102 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING